2 Samuel 12:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 12:19 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
דָּוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
עֲבָדָיו֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
מִֽתְלַחֲשִׁ֔ים
lâchash
H3907
to whisper
וַיָּ֥בֶן
bîyn
H995
to understand
דָּוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
מֵ֣ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
הַיָּ֑לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֧ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עֲבָדָ֛יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
הֲמֵ֥ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
הַיֶּ֖לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מֵֽת
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? They said, He is dead.
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King James Version Public Domain
But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David saw that his servants were whispering together, and David realized that the child had died. So David said to his servants, “Has the child died?” And they said, “He has died.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).