2 Samuel 12:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 12:21 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
עֲבָדָיו֙
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
מָֽה
mâh
H4100
what
הַדָּבָ֥ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשִׂ֑יתָה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
בַּעֲב֞וּר
ʻâbûwr
H5668
because of
הַיֶּ֤לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
חַי֙
chay
H2416
living
צַ֣מְתָּ
tsûwm
H6684
to fast
וַתֵּ֔בְךְּ
bâkâh
H1058
to weep
וְכַֽאֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
מֵ֣ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
הַיֶּ֔לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
קַ֖מְתָּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וַתֹּ֥אכַל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
לָֽחֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
Then said his servants to him, What thing is this that you have done? you did fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, you did rise and eat bread.
-
King James Version Public Domain
Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And his servants said to him, “What this thing that you have done? For the sake of the living child you fasted and wept, but when the child died, you arose and ate bread.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).