2 Samuel 12:27 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 12:27 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יוֹאָ֛ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
מַלְאָכִ֖ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נִלְחַ֣מְתִּי
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בְרַבָּ֔ה
Rabbâh
H7237
Rabbath
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
לָכַ֖דְתִּי
lâkad
H3920
to capture
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עִ֥יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַמָּֽיִם
mayim
H4325
water
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
Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yes, I have taken the city of waters.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have taken the city of waters.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joab sent messengers to David, and he said, “I have fought against Rabbah. Also, I have captured the city of waters.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).