2 Samuel 13:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 13:23 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 →
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִשְׁנָתַ֣יִם
shâneh
H8141
year
יָמִ֔ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וַיִּהְי֤וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
גֹֽזְזִים֙
gazâz
H1494
to shear
לְאַבְשָׁל֔וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
בְּבַ֥עַל
Baʻal Châtsôwr
H1178
Baal-hazor
חָצ֖וֹר
Baʻal Châtsôwr
H1178
Baal-hazor
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
אֶפְרָ֑יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
וַיִּקְרָ֥א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
בְּנֵ֥י
bên
H1121
son
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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
It happened after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal Hazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheepshearers in Baalhazor, which is beside Ephraim: and Absalom invited all the king's sons.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened after two years of days that shearers were to Absalom in Baal Hazor, which near Ephraim. And Absalom called to all of the sons of the king.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).