2 Samuel 18:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:4 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
אֲלֵיהֶם֙
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִיטַ֥ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
בְּעֵינֵיכֶ֖ם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
אֶעֱשֶׂ֑ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
וַיַּעֲמֹ֤ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יַ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הַשַּׁ֔עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
יָֽצְא֔וּ
yârad
H3381
to go down
לְמֵא֖וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
וְלַאֲלָפִֽים
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said to them, What seems you best I will do. The king stood by the gate-side, and all the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king said unto them, What seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out by hundreds and by thousands.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to them, “What is good in your eyes, I will do.” And the king stood at the hand of the gate, and all of the people went out by hundreds and by thousands.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).