2 Samuel 18:27 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:27 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַצֹּפֶ֔ה
tsâphâh
H6822
to keep watch
אֲנִ֤י
ʼănîy
H589
I
רֹאֶה֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מְרוּצַ֣ת
mᵉrûwtsâh
H4794
course
הָרִאשׁ֔וֹן
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
כִּמְרֻצַ֖ת
mᵉrûwtsâh
H4794
course
אֲחִימַ֣עַץ
ʼĂchîymaʻats
H290
Ahimaaz
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
צָד֑וֹק
Tsâdôwq
H6659
Zadok
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
אִֽישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
ט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
זֶ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּשׂוֹרָ֥ה
bᵉsôwrâh
H1309
good news
טוֹבָ֖ה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
יָבֽוֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
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 said, I think the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. The king said, He is a good man, and comes with good news.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the watchman said, Me thinketh the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said, He is a good man, and cometh with good tidings.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the watcher said, “I am seeing the running of the first like the running of Ahimaaz, the son of Zadok.” And the king said, “This a good man, and he comes with good news.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).