2 Samuel 14:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:20 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 →
לְבַעֲב֤וּר
ʻâbûwr
H5668
because of
סַבֵּב֙
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַדָּבָ֔ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
עָשָׂ֛ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עַבְדְּךָ֥
ʻebed
H5650
servant
יוֹאָ֖ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וַאדֹנִ֣י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
חָכָ֗ם
châkâm
H2450
wise
כְּחָכְמַת֙
chokmâh
H2451
wisdom
מַלְאַ֣ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לָדַ֖עַת
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
to change the face of the matter has your servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
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King James Version Public Domain
To fetch about this form of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing: and my lord is wise, according to the wisdom of an angel of God, to know all things that are in the earth.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In order to turn the face of the matter, your servant Joab did this thing. But my master wise like the wisdom of an angel of God, to know everything that in the land.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).