2 Samuel 16:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 16:1 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 →
וְדָוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
עָבַ֤ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
מְעַט֙
mᵉʻaṭ
H4592
few
מֵֽהָרֹ֔אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
צִיבָ֛א
Tsîybâʼ
H6717
Ziba
נַ֥עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
מְפִי
Mᵉphîybôsheth
H4648
Mephibosheth
בֹ֖שֶׁת
Mᵉphîybôsheth
H4648
Mephibosheth
לִקְרָאת֑וֹ
qârâʼ
H7122
to meet
וְצֶ֨מֶד
tsemed
H6776
yoke
חֲמֹרִ֜ים
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
חֲבֻשִׁ֗ים
châbash
H2280
to bind
וַעֲלֵיהֶם֩
ʻal
H5921
upon
מָאתַ֨יִם
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
לֶ֜חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
וּמֵאָ֧ה
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
צִמּוּקִ֛ים
tsammûwq
H6778
bunch of raisins
וּמֵ֥אָה
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
קַ֖יִץ
qayits
H7019
summer
וְנֵ֥בֶל
nebel
H5035
skin bottle
יָֽיִן
yayin
H3196
wine
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World English Bible Public Domain
When David was a little past the top [of the ascent], behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when David was a little past the top of the hill, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and upon them two hundred loaves of bread, and an hundred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David passed over a little from the top, and behold, meeting him Ziba, the young man of Mephibosheth, and a pair of saddled donkeys, and on them 200 bread and 100 clusters of raisins and 100 summer fruit and a skin of wine.
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