2 Samuel 18:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:3 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָעָ֜ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵצֵ֗א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
נֹ֨ס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
נָנ֜וּס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָשִׂ֧ימוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֵלֵ֣ינוּ
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵ֗ב
lêb
H3820
heart
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
יָמֻ֤תוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
חֶצְיֵ֨נוּ֙
chêtsîy
H2677
half
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָשִׂ֤ימוּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
אֵלֵ֨ינוּ֙
ʼêl
H413
to
לֵ֔ב
lêb
H3820
heart
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עַתָּ֥ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
כָמֹ֖נוּ
kᵉmôw
H3644
like
עֲשָׂרָ֣ה
ʻeser
H6235
ten
אֲלָפִ֑ים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
וְעַתָּ֣ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
ט֔וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
תִֽהְיֶה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָּ֥נוּ
מֵעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
לעזיר
ʻâzar
H5826
to help
לַעְזֽוֹר
ʻâzar
H5826
to help
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the people said, You shall not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but you are worth ten thousand of us; therefore now it is better that you are ready to help us out of the city.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the people answered, Thou shalt not go forth: for if we flee away, they will not care for us; neither if half of us die, will they care for us: but now thou art worth ten thousand of us: therefore now it is better that thou succor us out of the city.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the people said, “You shall not go out, for if fleeing, we flee, they will not set a heart to us. Even if half of us die, they will not set a heart to us. For now ten thousand like us. And now, better that you be help for us from the city.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).