2 Samuel 18:31 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:31 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 →
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הַכּוּשִׁ֖י
Kûwshîy
H3569
Cushite
בָּ֑א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַכּוּשִׁ֗י
Kûwshîy
H3569
Cushite
יִתְבַּשֵּׂר֙
bâsar
H1319
to preach
אֲדֹנִ֣י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
שְׁפָטְךָ֤
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הַיּ֔וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
מִיַּ֖ד
yâd
H3027
hand
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַקָּמִ֥ים
qûwm
H6965
to rise
עָלֶֽיךָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, the Cushite came; and the Cushite said, News for my lord the king; for Yahweh has avenged you this day of all those who rose up against you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And, behold, Cushy came; and Cushy said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And behold, the Cushite came. And the Cushite said, “May my lord the king receive the good news that Yahweh has judged you today out of the hand of all of the ones having arisen against you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).