2 Samuel 14:26 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:26 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 →
וּֽבְגַלְּחוֹ֮
gâlach
H1548
to shave
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רֹאשׁוֹ֒
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וְֽ֠הָיָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִקֵּ֨ץ
qêts
H7093
end
יָמִ֤ים
yôwm
H3117
day
לַיָּמִים֙
yôwm
H3117
day
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יְגַלֵּ֔חַ
gâlach
H1548
to shave
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
כָבֵ֥ד
kâbad
H3513
to be heavy
עָלָ֖יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְגִלְּח֑וֹ
gâlach
H1548
to shave
וְשָׁקַל֙
shâqal
H8254
to weigh
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שְׂעַ֣ר
sêʻâr
H8181
hair
רֹאשׁ֔וֹ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
מָאתַ֥יִם
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
שְׁקָלִ֖ים
sheqel
H8255
shekel
בְּאֶ֥בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
When he cut the hair of his head (now it was at every year's end that he cut it; because it was heavy on him, therefore he cut it); he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels, after the king's weight.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when he polled his head, (for it was at every year's end that he polled it: because the hair was heavy on him, therefore he polled it:) he weighed the hair of his head at two hundred shekels after the king's weight.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And when he shaved his head (and it was at the end of years to years that he would shave, because heavy on him, so he would shave it) and he weighed the hair of his head, 200 shekels by the stone of the king.
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