2 Samuel 19:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 19:8 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 →
וַיָּ֥קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בַּשָּׁ֑עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
וּֽלְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֞ם
ʻam
H5971
people
הִגִּ֣ידוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
יוֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בַּשַּׁ֔עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
וַיָּבֹ֤א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
נָ֖ס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
אִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְאֹהָלָֽיו
ʼôhel
H168
tent
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. They told to all the people, saying, Behold, the king is sitting in the gate: and all the people came before the king. Now Israel had fled every man to his tent.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all the people, saying, Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king: for Israel had fled every man to his tent.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the king arose and sat in the gate. And they declared to all of the people, saying, “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” And all of the people came to the face of the king. But Israel had fled, a man to his tent.
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