2 Samuel 16:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 16:8 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 →
הֵשִׁיב֩
shûwb
H7725
to return
עָלֶ֨יךָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כֹּ֣ל
kôl
H3605
all
דְּמֵ֣י
dâm
H1818
blood
בֵית
bayith
H1004
house
שָׁא֗וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מָלַ֨כְתָּ֙
mâlak
H4427
to reign
תחתו
tachath
H8478
under
תַּחְתָּ֔יו
tachath
H8478
under
וַיִּתֵּ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמְּלוּכָ֔ה
mᵉlûwkâh
H4410
kingship
בְּיַ֖ד
yâd
H3027
hand
אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
בְּנֶ֑ךָ
bên
H1121
son
וְהִנְּךָ֙
hên
H2005
behold
בְּרָ֣עָתֶ֔ךָ
raʻ
H7451
evil
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
דָּמִ֖ים
dâm
H1818
blood
אָֽתָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh has returned on you all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you have reigned; and Yahweh has delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son; and, behold, you are [taken] in your own mischief, because you are a man of blood.
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King James Version Public Domain
The LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son: and, behold, thou art taken in thy mischief, because thou art a bloody man.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh has brought back upon you all of the blood of the house of Saul, in whose place you are king, and Yahweh has given the kingdom into the hand of Absalom your son. And behold you in your evil, for you a man of blood.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).