2 Samuel 10:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 10:9 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 →
וַיַּ֣רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יוֹאָ֗ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הָיְתָ֤ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
מִפָּנִ֖ים
pânîym
H6440
face
וּמֵֽאָח֑וֹר
ʼâchôwr
H268
behind
וַיִּבְחַ֗ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
מִכֹּל֙
kôl
H3605
all
בְּחוּרֵ֣י
bâchar
H977
to choose
בישראל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַֽיַּעֲרֹ֖ךְ
ʻârak
H6186
to arrange
לִקְרַ֥את
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
אֲרָֽם
ʼĂrâm
H758
Aram
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
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King James Version Public Domain
When Joab saw that the front of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice men of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joab saw that the faces of the battle were against him from before and from behind, and he chose from all of the chosen of Israel, and he arrayed to meet Aram.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).