2 Samuel 18:32 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:32 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַכּוּשִׁ֔י
Kûwshîy
H3569
Cushite
הֲשָׁל֥וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
לַנַּ֖עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
לְאַבְשָׁל֑וֹם
ʼĂbîyshâlôwm
H53
Absalom
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַכּוּשִׁ֗י
Kûwshîy
H3569
Cushite
יִהְי֤וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַנַּ֨עַר֙
naʻar
H5288
boy
אֹֽיְבֵי֙
ʼôyêb
H341
enemy
אֲדֹנִ֣י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְכֹ֛ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
קָ֥מוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
עָלֶ֖יךָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
לְרָעָֽה
raʻ
H7451
evil
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said to the Cushite, Is it well with the young man Absalom? The Cushite answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all who rise up against you to do you hurt, be as that young man is.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king said unto Cushy, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Cushy answered, The enemies of my lord the king, and all that rise against thee to do thee hurt, be as that young man is.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to the Cushite, “ peace to the young man, to Absalom?” And the Cushite said, “May the enemies of my lord the king and all who arise against you for harm be like the young man.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).