2 Samuel 16:13 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 16:13 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 →
וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַאֲנָשָׁ֖יו
ʼîysh
H376
man
בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
וְשִׁמְעִ֡י
Shimʻîy
H8096
Shimei
הֹלֵךְ֩
hâlak
H1980
to walk
בְּצֵ֨לַע
tsêlâʻ
H6763
rib
הָהָ֜ר
har
H2022
mountain
לְעֻמָּת֗וֹ
ʻummâh
H5980
beside
הָלוֹךְ֙
hâlak
H1980
to walk
וַיְקַלֵּ֔ל
qâlal
H7043
to be light
וַיְסַקֵּ֤ל
çâqal
H5619
to stone
בָּֽאֲבָנִים֙
ʼeben
H68
stone
לְעֻמָּת֔וֹ
ʻummâh
H5980
beside
וְעִפַּ֖ר
ʻâphar
H6080
to dust
בֶּעָפָֽר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
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World English Bible Public Domain
So David and his men went by the way; and Shimei went along on the hill-side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
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King James Version Public Domain
And as David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the hill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So David and his men walked on the road, and Shimei was walking on the side of the hill beside him, walking and he cursed, and he stoned with stones beside him, and he dusted with dust.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).