2 Samuel 15:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 15:14 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
דָּ֠וִד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עֲבָדָ֨יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אִתּ֤וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
בִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
ק֣וּמוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וְנִבְרָ֔חָה
bârach
H1272
to flee
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִֽהְיֶה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָּ֥נוּ
פְלֵיטָ֖ה
pᵉlêyṭâh
H6413
escape
מִפְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
אַבְשָׁל֑וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
מַהֲר֣וּ
mâhar
H4116
to hasten
לָלֶ֗כֶת
yâlak
H3212
to walk
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
יְמַהֵ֤ר
mâhar
H4116
to hasten
וְהִשִּׂגָ֨נוּ֙
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
וְהִדִּ֤יחַ
nâdach
H5080
to thrust
עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָ֣רָעָ֔ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
וְהִכָּ֥ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
הָעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
לְפִי
peh
H6310
mouth
חָֽרֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to all his servants who were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for else none of us shall escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us quickly, and bring down evil on us, and strike the city with the edge of the sword.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said unto all his servants that were with him at Jerusalem, Arise, and let us flee; for we shall not else escape from Absalom: make speed to depart, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to all of his servants who with him in Jerusalem, “Arise, and let us flee, for there will not be for us an escape from the face of Absalom. Hurry to go, lest he hurry and overtake us and bring harm upon us and strike the city to the mouth of the sword.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).