2 Samuel 19:25 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 19:25 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 →
וַיְהִ֛י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
בָ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
לִקְרַ֣את
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לוֹ֙
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לָ֛מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָלַ֥כְתָּ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
עִמִּ֖י
ʻim
H5973
with
מְפִיבֹֽשֶׁת
Mᵉphîybôsheth
H4648
Mephibosheth
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said to him, Why didn't you go with me, Mephibosheth?
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore wentest not thou with me, Mephibosheth?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened that he came Jerusalem to meet the king. And the king said to him, “Why did you not go with me, Mephibosheth?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).