2 Samuel 14:32 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:32 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָ֡ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
הִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֵלֶ֣יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵאמֹ֡ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בֹּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הֵ֠נָּה
hênnâh
H2008
here
וְאֶשְׁלְחָה֩
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֹתְךָ֨
ʼêth
H853
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אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֤מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
בָּ֨אתִי֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מִגְּשׁ֔וּר
Gᵉshûwr
H1650
Geshur
ט֥וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לִ֖י
עֹ֣ד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
אֲנִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
שָׁ֑ם
shâm
H8033
there
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
אֶרְאֶה֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
יֶשׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
בִּ֥י
עָוֺ֖ן
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent to you, saying, Come here, that I may send you to the king, to say, Why am I come from Geshur? it were better for me to be there still. Now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him kill me.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Absalom answered Joab, Behold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Wherefore am I come from Geshur? it had been good for me to have been there still: now therefore let me see the king's face; and if there be any iniquity in me, let him kill me.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Absalom said to Joab, “Behold, I sent to you, saying, ‘Come here, that I may send you to the king, saying, “Why have I come from Geshur? better for me I still there.”’ And now, let me see the face of the king, but if iniquity is in me, then let him kill me.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).