2 Samuel 16:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 16:19 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 →
וְהַשֵּׁנִ֗ית
shênîy
H8145
second
לְמִי֙
mîy
H4310
who
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
אֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
הֲל֖וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
בְנ֑וֹ
bên
H1121
son
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָבַ֨דְתִּי֙
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
אָבִ֔יךָ
ʼâb
H1
father
כֵּ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
אֶהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְפָנֶֽיךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
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
Again, whom should I serve? Shouldn't I serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in your father's presence, so will I be in your presence.
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King James Version Public Domain
And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father's presence, so will I be in thy presence.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And second, I, before whom shall I serve? not to the face of his son? Just as I served to the face of your father, thus I will be to your face.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).