2 Samuel 14:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:21 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָ֔ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נָ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
עָשִׂ֖יתִי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְלֵ֛ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
הָשֵׁ֥ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנַּ֖עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said to Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom back.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king said unto Joab, Behold now, I have done this thing: go therefore, bring the young man Absalom again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to Joab, “Behold, I will now do this thing. So go, bring back the young man Absalom.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).