2 Samuel 17:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 17:1 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 →
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲחִיתֹ֖פֶל
ʼĂchîythôphel
H302
Ahithophel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַבְשָׁלֹ֑ם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
אֶבְחֲרָ֣ה
bâchar
H977
to choose
נָּ֗א
nâʼ
H4994
please
שְׁנֵים
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עָשָׂ֥ר
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
אֶ֨לֶף֙
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְאָק֛וּמָה
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וְאֶרְדְּפָ֥ה
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
אַחֲרֵי
ʼachar
H310
after
דָוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
הַלָּֽיְלָה
layil
H3915
night
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World English Bible Public Domain
Moreover Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
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King James Version Public Domain
Moreover Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Let me now choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David this night:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Please let me choose 12,000 men, and let me arise and pursue after David tonight.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).