2 Samuel 14:33 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:33 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 →
וַיָּבֹ֨א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יוֹאָ֣ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּלֶךְ֮
melek
H4428
king
וַיַּגֶּד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לוֹ֒
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
וַיָּבֹ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֨חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
ל֧וֹ
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַפָּ֛יו
ʼaph
H639
nose
אַ֖רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיִּשַּׁ֥ק
nâshaq
H5401
to kiss
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לְאַבְשָׁלֽוֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
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World English Bible Public Domain
So Joab came to the king, and told him; and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
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King James Version Public Domain
So Joab came to the king, and told him: and when he had called for Absalom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king: and the king kissed Absalom.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Joab came to the king, and he declared to him. And he called to Absalom, and he came to the king, and he prostrated himself to him on his nose to the ground to the face of the king. And the king kissed Absalom.
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