2 Samuel 17:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 17:5 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
קְרָ֣א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
נָ֔א
nâʼ
H4994
please
גַּ֖ם
gam
H1571
also
לְחוּשַׁ֣י
Chûwshay
H2365
Hushai
הָאַרְכִּ֑י
ʼArkîy
H757
Archite
וְנִשְׁמְעָ֥ה
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
בְּפִ֖יו
peh
H6310
mouth
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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 Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he says.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Absalom, Call now Hushai the Archite also, and let us hear likewise what he saith.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Absalom said, “Please also call to Hushai the Archite, and let us hear what in his mouth, even he.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).