2 Samuel 14:24 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:24 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
יִסֹּ֣ב
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּית֔וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
וּפָנַ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִרְאֶ֑ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וַיִּסֹּ֤ב
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּית֔וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
וּפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
רָאָֽה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said, Let him turn to his own house, but let him not see my face. So Absalom turned to his own house, and didn't see the king's face.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king said, Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom returned to his own house, and saw not the king's face.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the king had said, “He may return to his house, but my face he shall not see.” So Absalom returned to his house, but the face of the king he did not see.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).