2 Samuel 18:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:17 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 →
וַיִּקְח֣וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
וַיַּשְׁלִ֨יכוּ
shâlak
H7993
to throw
אֹת֤וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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בַיַּ֨עַר֙
yaʻar
H3293
forest
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַפַּ֣חַת
pachath
H6354
pit
הַגָּד֔וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וַיַּצִּ֧בוּ
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
עָלָ֛יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
גַּל
gal
H1530
wave
אֲבָנִ֖ים
ʼeben
H68
stone
גָּד֣וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
מְאֹ֑ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
נָ֖סוּ
nûwç
H5127
to flee
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לאהלו
ʼôhel
H168
tent
לְאֹהָלָֽיו
ʼôhel
H168
tent
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World English Bible Public Domain
They took Absalom, and cast him into the great pit in the forest, and raised over him a very great heap of stones: and all Israel fled everyone to his tent.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they took Absalom, and they threw him into a great pit in the forest, and they set up a very great heap of stones over him. And all of Israel fled, a man to his tent.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).