2 Samuel 2:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 2:1 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 →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַֽחֲרֵי
ʼachar
H310
after
כֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
וַיִּשְׁאַל֩
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
דָּוִ֨ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
בַּֽיהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לֵאמֹר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַאֶעֱלֶ֗ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בְּאַחַת֙
ʼechâd
H259
one
עָרֵ֣י
ʻîyr
H5892
city
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֵלָ֖יו
ʼêl
H413
to
עֲלֵ֑ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אָ֥נָה
ʼân
H575
where
אֶעֱלֶ֖ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חֶבְרֹֽנָה
Chebrôwn
H2275
Hebron
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened after this, that David inquired of Yahweh, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? Yahweh said to him, Go up. David said, Where shall I go up? He said, To Hebron.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the LORD, saying, Shall I go up into any of the cities of Judah? And the LORD said unto him, Go up. And David said, Whither shall I go up? And he said, Unto Hebron.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened after this that David inquired of Yahweh, saying, “Shall I go up into one of the cities of Judah?” And Yahweh said to him, “Go up.” And David said, “Where shall I go up?” And he said, “To Hebron.”
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