2 Samuel 13:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 13:4 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֗וֹ
מַדּ֣וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
אַ֠תָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you
כָּ֣כָה
kâkâh
H3602
thus
דַּ֤ל
dal
H1800
poor
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
בַּבֹּ֣קֶר
bôqer
H1242
morning
בַּבֹּ֔קֶר
bôqer
H1242
morning
הֲל֖וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַּגִּ֣יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לִ֑י
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לוֹ֙
אַמְנ֔וֹן
ʼAmnôwn
H550
Amnon
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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תָּמָ֗ר
Tâmâr
H8559
Tamar
אֲח֛וֹת
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
אַבְשָׁלֹ֥ם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
אָחִ֖י
ʼâch
H251
brother
אֲנִ֥י
ʼănîy
H589
I
אֹהֵֽב
ʼâhab
H157
to love
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said to him, Why, son of the king, are you thus lean from day to day? Won't you tell me? Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said unto him, Why art thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day? wilt thou not tell me? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said to him, “Why you so weak, son of the king, by morning, by morning? Will you not declare to me?” And Amnon said to him, “I am loving Tamar, the sister of Absalom my brother.”
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