2 Samuel 11:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 11:23 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמַּלְאָךְ֙
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
גָבְר֤וּ
gâbar
H1396
to be strong
עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיֵּצְא֥וּ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֵלֵ֖ינוּ
ʼêl
H413
to
הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
וַנִּהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
פֶּ֥תַח
pethach
H6607
doorway
הַשָּֽׁעַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
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World English Bible Public Domain
The messenger said to David, The men prevailed against us, and came out to us into the field, and we were on them even to the entrance of the gate.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the messenger said unto David, Surely the men prevailed against us, and came out unto us into the field, and we were upon them even unto the entering of the gate.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the messenger said to David that “the men became strong against us and they came out against us the field, but we were against them to the entrance of the gate.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).