2 Samuel 14:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 14:6 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 →
וּלְשִׁפְחָֽתְךָ֙
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
שְׁנֵ֣י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
בָנִ֔ים
bên
H1121
son
וַיִּנָּצ֤וּ
nâtsâh
H5327
to struggle
שְׁנֵיהֶם֙
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
וְאֵ֥ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מַצִּ֖יל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
בֵּֽינֵיהֶ֑ם
bêyn
H996
between
וַיַּכּ֧וֹ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
הָאֶחָ֛ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאֶחָ֖ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
וַיָּ֥מֶת
mûwth
H4191
to die
אֹתֽוֹ
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
Your handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one struck the other, and killed him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in the field, and there was none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And to your maidservant two sons. But the two of them fought in the field, and no deliverer between them. And the one struck him, the one, and he killed him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).