2 Samuel 18:26 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:26 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 →
וַיַּ֣רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
הַצֹּפֶה֮
tsâphâh
H6822
to keep watch
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אַחֵ֣ר
ʼachêr
H312
other
רָץ֒
rûwts
H7323
to run
וַיִּקְרָ֤א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
הַצֹּפֶה֙
tsâphâh
H6822
to keep watch
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַשֹּׁעֵ֔ר
shôwʻêr
H7778
gatekeeper
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
רָ֣ץ
rûwts
H7323
to run
לְבַדּ֑וֹ
bad
H905
apart
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
זֶ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
מְבַשֵּֽׂר
bâsar
H1319
to preach
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The watchman saw another man running; and the watchman called to the porter, and said, Behold, [another] man running alone. The king said, He also brings news.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the watchman saw another man running: and the watchman called unto the porter, and said, Behold another man running alone. And the king said, He also bringeth tidings.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the watcher saw another man running, and the watcher called to the gatekeeper and said, “Behold, a man running by himself.” And the king said, “This is also bringing news.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).