2 Samuel 18:28 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:28 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 →
וַיִּקְרָ֣א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אֲחִימַ֗עַץ
ʼĂchîymaʻats
H290
Ahimaaz
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
שָׁל֔וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לְאַפָּ֖יו
ʼaph
H639
nose
אָ֑רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בָּרוּךְ֙
bârak
H1288
to bless
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
סִגַּר֙
çâgar
H5462
to shut
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָ֣אֲנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָשְׂא֥וּ
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יָדָ֖ם
yâd
H3027
hand
בַּֽאדֹנִ֥י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
Ahimaaz called, and said to the king, All is well. He bowed himself before the king with his face to the earth, and said, Blessed be Yahweh your God, who has delivered up the men who lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Ahimaaz called and said to the king, “Peace!” And he prostrated himself to the king with his nose to the ground. And he said, “Blessed be Yahweh your God, who has enclosed the men who lifted their hand against my lord the king.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).