2 Samuel 15:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 15:7 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 →
וַיְהִ֕י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִקֵּ֖ץ
qêts
H7093
end
אַרְבָּעִ֣ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
forty
שָׁנָ֑ה
shâneh
H8141
year
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֵ֣לֲכָה
yâlak
H3212
to walk
נָּ֗א
nâʼ
H4994
please
וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֛ם
shâlam
H7999
to be at peace
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נִדְרִ֛י
neder
H5088
vow
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָדַ֥רְתִּי
nâdar
H5087
to vow
לַֽיהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּחֶבְרֽוֹן
Chebrôwn
H2275
Hebron
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened at the end of forty years, that Absalom said to the king, please let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed to Yahweh, in Hebron.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass after forty years, that Absalom said unto the king, I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the LORD, in Hebron.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened at the end of 40 years that Absalom said to the king, “Please may I go, and may I fulfill in Hebron my vow that I vowed to Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).