2 Samuel 17:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 17:16 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 →
וְעַתָּ֡ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
שִׁלְח֣וּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
מְהֵרָה֩
mᵉhêrâh
H4120
haste
וְהַגִּ֨ידוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְדָוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תָּ֤לֶן
lûwn
H3885
to lodge
הַלַּ֨יְלָה֙
layil
H3915
night
בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת
ʻărâbâh
H6160
wilderness
הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
וְגַ֖ם
gam
H1571
also
עָב֣וֹר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
תַּעֲב֑וֹר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
פֶּ֚ן
pên
H6435
lest
יְבֻלַּ֣ע
bâlaʻ
H1104
to swallow up
לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וּלְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אִתּֽוֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Don't lodge this night at the fords of the wilderness, but by all means pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people who are with him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, saying, Lodge not this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily pass over; lest the king be swallowed up, and all the people that are with him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And now, send quickly and declare to David, saying, ‘Do not lodge tonight at the fords of the wilderness, but also crossing over, cross over, lest the king be swallowed and all of the people who with him.’”
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