2 Samuel 15:34 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 15:34 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 →
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
הָעִ֣יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
תָּשׁ֗וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
וְאָמַרְתָּ֤
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
עַבְדְּךָ֨
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אֲנִ֤י
ʼănîy
H589
I
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
אֶֽהְיֶ֔ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֶ֣בֶד
ʻebed
H5650
servant
אָבִ֤יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
וַֽאֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
מֵאָ֔ז
ʼâz
H227
then
וְעַתָּ֖ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
וַאֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וְהֵפַרְתָּ֣ה
pârar
H6565
to break
לִ֔י
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲצַ֥ת
ʻêtsâh
H6098
counsel
אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל
ʼĂchîythôphel
H302
Ahithophel
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World English Bible Public Domain
but if you return to the city, and tell Absalom, I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant in time past, so will I now be your servant; then will you defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.
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King James Version Public Domain
But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I will be thy servant, O king; as I have been thy father's servant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then mayest thou for me defeat the counsel of Ahithophel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But if you return the city and say to Absalom, ‘I your servant, O king. I was the servant of your father, and I previously, and now, so I your servant,’ then you will break up the counsel of Ahithophel for me.
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