2 Samuel 10:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 10:5 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 →
וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְדָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
לִקְרָאתָ֔ם
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הָי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
נִכְלָמִ֣ים
kâlam
H3637
to shame
מְאֹ֑ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
שְׁב֣וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בִֽירֵח֔וֹ
Yᵉrîychôw
H3405
Jericho
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
יְצַמַּ֥ח
tsâmach
H6779
to sprout
זְקַנְכֶ֖ם
zâqân
H2206
beard
וְשַׁבְתֶּֽם
shûwb
H7725
to return
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World English Bible Public Domain
When they told it to David, he sent to meet them; for the men were greatly ashamed. The king said, Wait at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
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King James Version Public Domain
When they told it unto David, he sent to meet them, because the men were greatly ashamed: and the king said, Tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they declared to David, and he sent to meet them, for the men were greatly humiliated. And the king said, “Stay in Jericho until your beard has grown, then you shall return.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).