2 Samuel 16:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 16:12 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 →
אוּלַ֛י
ʼûwlay
H194
perhaps
יִרְאֶ֥ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בעוני
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
בְּעֵינִ֑י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וְהֵשִׁ֨יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לִי֙
טוֹבָ֔ה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
תַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
קִלְלָת֖וֹ
qᵉlâlâh
H7045
curse
הַיּ֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַזֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
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World English Bible Public Domain
It may be that Yahweh will look on the wrong done to me, and that Yahweh will requite me good for [his] cursing of me this day.
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King James Version Public Domain
It may be that the LORD will look on mine affliction, and that the LORD will requite me good for his cursing this day.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Perhaps Yahweh will look at my affliction, and Yahweh will return good to me in place of his cursing this day.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).