2 Samuel 12:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 12:16 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 →
וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בְּעַ֣ד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
הַנָּ֑עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
וַיָּ֤צָם
tsûwm
H6684
to fast
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
צ֔וֹם
tsôwm
H6685
fast
וּבָ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וְלָ֖ן
lûwn
H3885
to lodge
וְשָׁכַ֥ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
אָֽרְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
David therefore begged God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night on the earth.
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King James Version Public Domain
David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David sought God on behalf of the boy. And David fasted a fast, and he went in and lodged and lay on the ground.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).