2 Samuel 1:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 1:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַנַּ֣עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
הַמַּגִּ֣יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
ל֗וֹ
נִקְרֹ֤א
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
נִקְרֵ֨יתִי֙
qârâh
H7136
to meet
בְּהַ֣ר
har
H2022
mountain
הַגִּלְבֹּ֔עַ
Gilbôaʻ
H1533
Gilboa
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שָׁא֖וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
נִשְׁעָ֣ן
shâʻan
H8172
to lean on
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
חֲנִית֑וֹ
chănîyth
H2595
spear
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הָרֶ֛כֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
וּבַעֲלֵ֥י
baʻal
H1167
husband
הַפָּרָשִׁ֖ים
pârâsh
H6571
horse
הִדְבִּקֻֽהוּ
dâbaq
H1692
to cleave
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World English Bible Public Domain
The young man who told him said, As I happened by chance on Mount Gilboa, behold, Saul was leaning on his spear; and, behold, the chariots and the horsemen followed hard after him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the young man that told him said, As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear; and, lo, the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the young man, the one declaring to him, said, “Happening to be, I happened to be on the mountain of Gilboa, and behold, Saul was leaning on his spear. And behold, the chariots and the masters of the horsemen had overtaken him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).