2 Samuel 16:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 16:9 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲבִישַׁ֤י
ʼĂbîyshay
H52
Abishai
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
צְרוּיָה֙
Tsᵉrûwyâh
H6870
Zeruiah
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לָ֣מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
יְקַלֵּ֞ל
qâlal
H7043
to be light
הַכֶּ֤לֶב
keleb
H3611
dog
הַמֵּת֙
mûwth
H4191
to die
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲדֹנִ֖י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֶעְבְּרָה
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
נָּ֖א
nâʼ
H4994
please
וְאָסִ֥ירָה
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
רֹאשֽׁוֹ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
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
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please let me go over and take off his head."
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Abishai the son of Zeruiah unto the king, Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? let me go over, I pray thee, and take off his head.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abishai the son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please, let me go over and let me remove his head.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).