2 Samuel 2:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 2:16 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 →
וַֽיַּחֲזִ֜קוּ
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
רֵעֵ֗הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
וְחַרְבּוֹ֙
chereb
H2719
sword
בְּצַ֣ד
tsad
H6654
side
רֵעֵ֔הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
וַֽיִּפְּל֖וּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
יַחְדָּ֑ו
yachad
H3162
together
וַיִּקְרָא֙
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לַמָּק֣וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
הַה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
חֶלְקַ֥ת
Chelqath hats-Tsurîym
H2521
Helkath-hazzurim
הַצֻּרִ֖ים
Chelqath hats-Tsurîym
H2521
Helkath-hazzurim
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּגִבְעֽוֹן
Gibʻôwn
H1391
Gibeon
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World English Bible Public Domain
They caught everyone his fellow by the head, and [thrust] his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: therefore that place was called Helkath Hazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they caught every one his fellow by the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side; so they fell down together: wherefore that place was called Helkathhazzurim, which is in Gibeon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they seized, a man his fellow by the head, and his sword in the side of his fellow, and they fell together. So one called that place Helkath Hazzurim, which in Gibeon.
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