2 Samuel 15:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 15:4 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
מִי
mîy
H4310
who
יְשִׂמֵ֥נִי
sûwm
H7760
to put
שֹׁפֵ֖ט
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
בָּאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְעָלַ֗י
ʻal
H5921
upon
יָב֥וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אִ֛ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֲשֶֽׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִהְיֶה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לּוֹ
רִ֥יב
rîyb
H7379
strife
וּמִשְׁפָּ֖ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
וְהִצְדַּקְתִּֽיו
tsâdaq
H6663
to be righteous
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World English Bible Public Domain
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man who has any suit or cause might come to me, and I would do him justice!
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King James Version Public Domain
Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Absalom would say, “Who will appoint me a judge in the land, that every person to whom was a dispute and a judgment would come to me, and I would do him justice?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).