2 Samuel 14:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:16 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 →
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
יִשְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לְהַצִּ֥יל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲמָת֖וֹ
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
מִכַּ֣ף
kaph
H3709
palm
הָאִ֑ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְהַשְׁמִ֨יד
shâmad
H8045
to destroy
אֹתִ֤י
ʼêth
H853
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וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנִי֙
bên
H1121
son
יַ֔חַד
yachad
H3162
together
מִֽנַּחֲלַ֖ת
nachălâh
H5159
inheritance
אֱלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
For the king will hear, to deliver his servant out of the hand of the man who would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand of the man that would destroy me and my son together out of the inheritance of God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the king will listen to deliver his female servant from the palm of the man to destroy me and my son together from the inheritance of God.’
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).