2 Samuel 2:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 2:18 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 →
וַיִּֽהְיוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שָׁ֗ם
shâm
H8033
there
שְׁלֹשָׁה֙
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
צְרוּיָ֔ה
Tsᵉrûwyâh
H6870
Zeruiah
יוֹאָ֥ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
וַאֲבִישַׁ֖י
ʼĂbîyshay
H52
Abishai
וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֑ל
ʻĂsâhʼêl
H6214
Asahel
וַעֲשָׂהאֵל֙
ʻĂsâhʼêl
H6214
Asahel
קַ֣ל
qal
H7031
swift
בְּרַגְלָ֔יו
regel
H7272
foot
כְּאַחַ֥ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
הַצְּבָיִ֖ם
tsᵉbîy
H6643
beauty
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בַּשָּׂדֶֽה
sâdeh
H7704
field
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World English Bible Public Domain
The three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.
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King James Version Public Domain
And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab and Abishai and Asahel. And Asahel light on his feet, like one of the gazelles that in the field.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).