2 Samuel 13:25 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 13:25 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
בְּנִי֙
bên
H1121
son
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
נָ֤א
nâʼ
H4994
please
נֵלֵךְ֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
כֻּלָּ֔נוּ
kôl
H3605
all
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נִכְבַּ֖ד
kâbad
H3513
to be heavy
עָלֶ֑יךָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיִּפְרָץ
pârats
H6555
to break through
בּ֛וֹ
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָבָ֥ה
ʼâbâh
H14
to be willing
לָלֶ֖כֶת
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ
bârak
H1288
to bless
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
The king said to Absalom, No, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome to you. He pressed him: however he would not go, but blessed him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king said to Absalom, Nay, my son, let us not all now go, lest we be chargeable unto thee. And he pressed him: howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to Absalom, “No, my son, please let not all of us go, and let us not be heavy to you.” Then he urged him, but he was not willing to go, but he blessed him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).