2 Samuel 12:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 12:18 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 →
וַיְהִ֛י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּיּ֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
וַיָּ֣מָת
mûwth
H4191
to die
הַיָּ֑לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
וַיִּֽרְאוּ֩
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
עַבְדֵ֨י
ʻebed
H5650
servant
דָוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לְהַגִּ֥יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
ל֣וֹ
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
מֵ֣ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
הַיֶּ֗לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
אָֽמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּה֩
hinnêh
H2009
behold
בִהְי֨וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַיֶּ֜לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
חַ֗י
chay
H2416
living
דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּ
qôwl
H6963
voice
וְאֵ֨יךְ
ʼêyk
H349
how
נֹאמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֛יו
ʼêl
H413
to
מֵ֥ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
הַיֶּ֖לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
וְעָשָׂ֥ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
רָעָֽה
raʻ
H7451
evil
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened on the seventh day, that the child died. The servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke to him, and he didn't listen to our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead!
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened on the seventh day that the child died, and the servants of David were afraid to declare to him that the child had died, for they said, “Behold, while the child was living, we spoke to him, but he did not listen to our voice. So how shall we say to him, ‘The child has died’? For he will do harm.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).