2 Samuel 19:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 19:21 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 →
וַיַּ֨עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
אֲבִישַׁ֤י
ʼĂbîyshay
H52
Abishai
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
צְרוּיָה֙
Tsᵉrûwyâh
H6870
Zeruiah
וַיֹּ֔אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֲתַ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
זֹ֔את
zôʼth
H2063
this
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוּמַ֖ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
שִׁמְעִ֑י
Shimʻîy
H8096
Shimei
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
קִלֵּ֖ל
qâlal
H7043
to be light
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מְשִׁ֥יחַ
mâshîyach
H4899
anointed one
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered, Shall Shimei not be put to death for this, because he cursed Yahweh's anointed?
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King James Version Public Domain
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah answered and said, Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the LORD's anointed?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, answered and said, “In place of this, shall not Shimei be killed? For he cursed the anointed of Yahweh.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).