2 Samuel 14:29 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:29 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אַבְשָׁל֜וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָ֗ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
לִשְׁלֹ֤חַ
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֹתוֹ֙
ʼêth
H853
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אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָבָ֖ה
ʼâbâh
H14
to be willing
לָב֣וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלָ֑יו
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
עוֹד֙
ʻôwd
H5750
still
שֵׁנִ֔ית
shênîy
H8145
second
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָבָ֖ה
ʼâbâh
H14
to be willing
לָבֽוֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Absalom sent for Joab, to send him to the king; but he would not come to him: and he sent again a second time, but he would not come.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore Absalom sent for Joab, to have sent him to the king; but he would not come to him: and when he sent again the second time, he would not come.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Absalom sent to Joab to send him to the king, but he was not willing to come to him. So Absalom sent again a second time, but he was not willing to come.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).