2 Samuel 14:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:17 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
שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
יִֽהְיֶה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נָּ֛א
nâʼ
H4994
please
דְּבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲדֹנִ֥י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לִמְנוּחָ֑ה
mᵉnûwchâh
H4496
rest
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כֵּ֣ן
kên
H3651
thus
אֲדֹנִ֤י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
לִשְׁמֹ֨עַ֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
הַטּ֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
וְהָרָ֔ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
וַֽיהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יְהִ֥י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עִמָּֽךְ
ʻim
H5973
with
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 your handmaid said, Please let the word of my lord the king be comfortable; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: and Yahweh your God be with you.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then thine handmaid said, The word of my lord the king shall now be comfortable: for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad: therefore the LORD thy God will be with thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then your maidservant said, ‘Now the word of my lord the king will be for rest, because like an angel of God, so my lord the king, to understand good and evil. And may Yahweh your God be with you!’”
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