2 Samuel 12:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 12:7 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 →
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נָתָ֛ן
Nâthân
H5416
Nathan
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אַתָּ֣ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
הָאִ֑ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
כֹּה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֨ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אָנֹכִ֞י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
מְשַׁחְתִּ֤יךָֽ
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְאָנֹכִ֥י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
הִצַּלְתִּ֖יךָ
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
מִיַּ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
שָׁאֽוּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
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World English Bible Public Domain
Nathan said to David, "You are the man. This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you out of the hand of Saul.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Nathan said to David, “You the man. Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: ‘I, I anointed you as king over Israel, and I, I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).