2 Samuel 13:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 13:1 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 →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַֽחֲרֵי
ʼachar
H310
after
כֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
וּלְאַבְשָׁל֧וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אָח֥וֹת
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
יָפָ֖ה
yâpheh
H3303
beautiful
וּשְׁמָ֣הּ
shêm
H8034
name
תָּמָ֑ר
Tâmâr
H8559
Tamar
וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ
ʼâhab
H157
to love
אַמְנ֥וֹן
ʼAmnôwn
H550
Amnon
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
דָּוִֽד
Dâvid
H1732
David
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened after this that to Absalom, the son of David, a beautiful sister, and her name Tamar, and Amnon, the son of David, loved her.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).