2 Samuel 11:25 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 11:25 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמַּלְאָ֗ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
כֹּֽה
kôh
H3541
thus
תֹאמַ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָב֙
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
יֵרַ֤ע
râʻaʻ
H7489
to do evil
בְּעֵינֶ֨יךָ֙
ʻayin
H5869
eye
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
כָזֹ֥ה
zôh
H2090
this
וְכָזֶ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
תֹּאכַ֣ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
הֶחָ֑רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
הַחֲזֵ֨ק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
מִלְחַמְתְּךָ֧
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעִ֛יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְהָרְסָ֖הּ
hâraç
H2040
to tear down
וְחַזְּקֵֽהוּ
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then David said to the messenger, Thus shall you tell Joab, Don't let this thing displease you, for the sword devours one as well as another; make your battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage you him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joab, Let not this thing displease thee, for the sword devoureth one as well as another: make thy battle more strong against the city, and overthrow it: and encourage thou him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to the messenger, “Thus you shall say to Joab, ‘May this matter not be bad in your eyes, for like this and like this the sword devours. Strengthen your battle against the city and destroy it.’ So strengthen him.”
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