2 Samuel 16:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 16:5 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 →
וּבָ֛א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
בַּֽחוּרִ֑ים
Bachurîym
H980
Bahurim
וְהִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
מִשָּׁם֩
shâm
H8033
there
אִ֨ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יוֹצֵ֜א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת
mishpâchâh
H4940
family
בֵּית
bayith
H1004
house
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וּשְׁמוֹ֙
shêm
H8034
name
שִׁמְעִ֣י
Shimʻîy
H8096
Shimei
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
גֵּרָ֔א
Gêrâʼ
H1617
Gera
יֹצֵ֥א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
יָצ֖וֹא
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
וּמְקַלֵּֽל
qâlal
H7043
to be light
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
When king David came to Bahurim, behold, a man of the family of the house of Saul came out, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera. He came out, and cursed still as he came.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when king David came to Bahurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera: he came forth, and cursed still as he came.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And King David came to Bahurim. And behold, a man from the clan of the house of Saul was coming out from there, and his name Shimei, the son of Gera. was coming out, coming out and cursing.
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