2 Samuel 18:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:14 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יוֹאָ֔ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
כֵ֖ן
kên
H3651
thus
אֹחִ֣ילָה
yâchal
H3176
to wait
לְפָנֶ֑יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
וַיִּקַּח֩
lâqach
H3947
to take
שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
שְׁבָטִ֜ים
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
בְּכַפּ֗וֹ
kaph
H3709
palm
וַיִּתְקָעֵם֙
tâqaʻ
H8628
to blow
בְּלֵ֣ב
lêb
H3820
heart
אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
עוֹדֶ֥נּוּ
ʻôwd
H5750
still
חַ֖י
chay
H2416
living
בְּלֵ֥ב
lêb
H3820
heart
הָאֵלָֽה
ʼêlâh
H424
terebinth
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said Joab, I may not wait thus with you. He took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Joab, I may not tarry thus with thee. And he took three darts in his hand, and thrust them through the heart of Absalom, while he was yet alive in the midst of the oak.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joab said, “I will not wait thus to your face.” And he took three spears in his palm, and he thrust them into the heart of Absalom, he still alive in the heart of the oak tree.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).