2 Samuel 12:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 12:23 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 →
וְעַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
מֵ֗ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
לָ֤מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
צָ֔ם
tsûwm
H6684
to fast
הַאוּכַ֥ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ
shûwb
H7725
to return
ע֑וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
אֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
הֹלֵ֣ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
וְה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָשׁ֥וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֵלָֽי
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
But now he is dead, why should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he will not return to me.
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King James Version Public Domain
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But now, he is dead. Why this, I should fast? Am I able to bring him back again? I am going to him, but he, he will not return to me.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).