2 Samuel 18:22 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:22 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 →
וַיֹּ֨סֶף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
ע֜וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
אֲחִימַ֤עַץ
ʼĂchîymaʻats
H290
Ahimaaz
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
צָדוֹק֙
Tsâdôwq
H6659
Zadok
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָ֔ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
וִ֣יהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מָ֔ה
mâh
H4100
what
אָרֻֽצָה
rûwts
H7323
to run
נָּ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
גַם
gam
H1571
also
אָ֖נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
הַכּוּשִׁ֑י
Kûwshîy
H3569
Cushite
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יוֹאָ֗ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
לָֽמָּה
mâh
H4100
what
זֶּ֞ה
zeh
H2088
this
אַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
רָץ֙
rûwts
H7323
to run
בְּנִ֔י
bên
H1121
son
וּלְכָ֖ה
אֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
בְּשׂוֹרָ֥ה
bᵉsôwrâh
H1309
good news
מֹצֵֽאת
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But come what may, Please let me also run after the Cushite. Joab said, Why will you run, my son, seeing that you will have no reward for the news?
-
King James Version Public Domain
Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab, But howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushy. And Joab said, Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready?
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And again Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok, resumed and said to Joab, “But whatever may be, please let me run, I too, after the Cushite.” And Joab said, “Why this, you running, my son, when for you no news finding?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).