2 Samuel 15:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 15:21 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 →
וַיַּ֧עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
אִתַּ֛י
ʼIttay
H863
Ittai
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְחֵי֙
chay
H2416
living
אֲדֹנִ֣י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
כִּ֠י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
בִּמְק֞וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִֽהְיֶה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שָּׁ֣ם
shâm
H8033
there
אֲדֹנִ֣י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לְמָ֨וֶת֙
mâveth
H4194
death
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לְחַיִּ֔ים
chay
H2416
living
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
יִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עַבְדֶּֽךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
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World English Bible Public Domain
Ittai answered the king, and said, As Yahweh lives, and as my lord the king lives, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether for death or for life, even there also will your servant be.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the LORD liveth, and as my lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whether in death or life, even there also will thy servant be.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Ittai answered the king and said, “The life of Yahweh and the life of my lord the king, surely in the place where my lord the king will be there, whether to death, whether to life, that there your servant shall be.”
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