2 Samuel 14:31 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:31 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 →
וַיָּ֣קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
יוֹאָ֔ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
וַיָּבֹ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
הַבָּ֑יְתָה
bayith
H1004
house
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
לָ֣מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
הִצִּ֧יתוּ
yâtsath
H3341
to kindle
עֲבָדֶ֛ךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַחֶלְקָ֥ה
chelqâh
H2513
smoothness
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לִ֖י
בָּאֵֽשׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom to his house, and said to him, Why have your servants set my field on fire?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Joab arose, and came to Absalom unto his house, and said unto him, Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joab arose, and he came to Absalom, to the house, and he said to him, “Why did your servants burn with fire the property that to me?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).