2 Samuel 16:22 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 16:22 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 →
וַיַּטּ֧וּ
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
לְאַבְשָׁל֛וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
הָאֹ֖הֶל
ʼôhel
H168
tent
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַגָּ֑ג
gâg
H1406
roof
וַיָּבֹ֤א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
פִּֽלַגְשֵׁ֣י
pîylegesh
H6370
concubine
אָבִ֔יו
ʼâb
H1
father
לְעֵינֵ֖י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
So they spread Absalom a tent on the top of the house; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So they spread a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went in to the concubines of his father to the eyes of all of Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).