2 Samuel 16:10 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 16:10 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
לִּ֥י
וְלָכֶ֖ם
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
צְרֻיָ֑ה
Tsᵉrûwyâh
H6870
Zeruiah
כי
kîy
H3588
that
כֹּ֣ה
kôh
H3541
thus
יְקַלֵּ֗ל
qâlal
H7043
to be light
וכי
kîy
H3588
that
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אָ֤מַר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לוֹ֙
קַלֵּ֣ל
qâlal
H7043
to be light
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וּמִ֣י
mîy
H4310
who
יֹאמַ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַדּ֖וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
עָשִׂ֥יתָה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כֵּֽן
kên
H3651
thus
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said, What have I to do with you, you sons of Zeruiah? Because he curses, and because Yahweh has said to him, Curse David; who then shall say, Why have you done so?
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king said, What have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah? so let him curse, because the LORD hath said unto him, Curse David. Who shall then say, Wherefore hast thou done so?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said, “What to me and to you, sons of Zeruiah? If he curses because Yahweh has said to him, ‘Curse David,’ then who shall say, ‘Why have you done thus’?”
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