2 Samuel 16:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 16:18 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
חוּשַׁי֮
Chûwshay
H2365
Hushai
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַבְשָׁלֹם֒
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
לֹ֕א
lôʼ
H3808
not
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּחַ֧ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְהָעָ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לא
lôʼ
H3808
not
ל֥וֹ
אֶהְיֶ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
וְאִתּ֥וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
אֵשֵֽׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
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World English Bible Public Domain
Hushai said to Absalom, No; but whom Yahweh, and this people, and all the men of Israel have chosen, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the LORD, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Hushai said to Absalom, “No, but whom Yahweh has chosen, and this people, and every man of Israel, to him I will be, and with him I will stay.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).