2 Samuel 14:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:12 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 →
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָֽאִשָּׁ֔ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
תְּדַבֶּר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
נָ֧א
nâʼ
H4994
please
שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲדֹנִ֥י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּבָ֑ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דַּבֵּֽרִי
dâbar
H1696
to speak
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
Then the woman said, Please let your handmaid speak a word to my lord the king. He said, Say on.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the woman said, Let thine handmaid, I pray thee, speak one word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the woman said, “May your maidservant please speak a word to my lord the king.” And he said, “Speak.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).