2 Samuel 16:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 16:3 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
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְאַיֵּ֖ה
ʼayêh
H346
where
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אֲדֹנֶ֑יךָ
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
צִיבָ֜א
Tsîybâʼ
H6717
Ziba
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
הִנֵּה֙
hinnêh
H2009
behold
יוֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָמַ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַיּ֗וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
יָשִׁ֤יבוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
לִי֙
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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מַמְלְכ֥וּת
mamlâkûwth
H4468
kingdom
אָבִֽי
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said, Where is your master's son? Ziba said to the king, Behold, he abides at Jerusalem; for he said, Today will the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king said, And where is thy master's son? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem: for he said, To day shall the house of Israel restore me the kingdom of my father.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said, “And where the son of your master?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he is staying in Jerusalem, for he said, ‘Today, the house of Israel will return the kingdom of my father to me.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).