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2 Samuel 17:2 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    and I will come on him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people who are with him shall flee; and I will strike the king only;
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And I will come upon him while he is weary and weak handed, and will make him afraid: and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only:
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And I will come upon him, and he weary and weak of hands, and I will make him tremble, and all of the people who with him will flee. And I will strike the king alone.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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