2 Samuel 18:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 18:8 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 →
וַתְּהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שָׁ֧ם
shâm
H8033
there
הַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
נפצית
pûwts
H6327
to scatter
נָפֹ֖צֶת
pûwts
H6327
to scatter
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיֶּ֤רֶב
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
הַיַּ֨עַר֙
yaʻar
H3293
forest
לֶאֱכֹ֣ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
בָּעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָכְלָ֛ה
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
הַחֶ֖רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
בַּיּ֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַהֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
For the battle was there spread over the surface of all the country; and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
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King James Version Public Domain
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the battle was scattered there over the face of all of the land. And the forest made more to consume among the people than what the sword consumed on that day.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).