2 Samuel 17:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 17:9 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 →
הִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עַתָּ֤ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
נֶחְבָּא֙
châbâʼ
H2244
to hide
בְּאַחַ֣ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
הַפְּחָתִ֔ים
pachath
H6354
pit
א֖וֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
בְּאַחַ֣ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
הַמְּקוֹמֹ֑ת
mâqôwm
H4725
place
וְהָיָ֗ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּנְפֹ֤ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
בָּהֶם֙
בַּתְּחִלָּ֔ה
tᵉchillâh
H8462
beginning
וְשָׁמַ֤ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
הַשֹּׁמֵ֨עַ֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
וְאָמַ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָֽיְתָה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מַגֵּפָ֔ה
maggêphâh
H4046
plague
בָּעָ֕ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
after
אַבְשָׁלֹֽם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some [other] place: and it will happen, when some of them are fallen at the first, that whoever hears it will say, There is a slaughter among the people who follow Absalom.
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold, he is hid now in some pit, or in some other place: and it will come to pass, when some of them be overthrown at the first, that whosoever heareth it will say, There is a slaughter among the people that follow Absalom.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, he has now hidden himself in one of the pits or in one of the places. And it will be, when among them fall in the beginning, the hearer will hear and say, ‘A slaughter has happened among the people who behind Absalom.’
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