2 Samuel 19:11 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 19:11 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 →
וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּוִ֗ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
שָׁ֠לַח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
צָד֨וֹק
Tsâdôwq
H6659
Zadok
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶבְיָתָ֥ר
ʼEbyâthâr
H54
Abiathar
הַכֹּהֲנִים֮
kôhên
H3548
priest
לֵאמֹר֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דַּבְּר֞וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
זִקְנֵ֤י
zâqên
H2205
old
יְהוּדָה֙
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֤מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
תִֽהְיוּ֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַֽחֲרֹנִ֔ים
ʼachărôwn
H314
behind
לְהָשִׁ֥יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּית֑וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
וּדְבַר֙
dâbâr
H1697
word
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
בָּ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּיתֽוֹ
bayith
H1004
house
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World English Bible Public Domain
King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, [to bring him] to his house.
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King James Version Public Domain
And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying, Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying, Why are ye the last to bring the king back to his house? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And King David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar, the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why are you the last to bring back the king to his house? For the word of all of Israel has come to the king, to his house.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).