2 Samuel 18:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:20 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 →
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֣וֹ
יוֹאָ֗ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
לֹא֩
lôʼ
H3808
not
אִ֨ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּשֹׂרָ֤ה
bᵉsôwrâh
H1309
good news
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
הַיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
וּבִשַּׂרְתָּ֖
bâsar
H1319
to preach
בְּי֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
אַחֵ֑ר
ʼachêr
H312
other
וְהַיּ֤וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תְבַשֵּׂ֔ר
bâsar
H1319
to preach
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
על
ʻal
H5921
upon
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כֵּ֥ן
kên
H3651
thus
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מֵֽת
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joab said to him, You shall not be the bearer of news this day, but you shall bear news another day; but this day you shall bear no news, because the king's son is dead.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joab said unto him, Thou shalt not bear tidings this day, but thou shalt bear tidings another day: but this day thou shalt bear no tidings, because the king's son is dead.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Joab said to him, “You not a man of news this day, but you will bring news another day. But this day you will not bring news, because the son of the king is dead.”
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