2 Samuel 2:22 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 2:22 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 →
וַיֹּ֧סֶף
yâçaph
H3254
to add
ע֣וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
אַבְנֵ֗ר
ʼAbnêr
H74
Abner
לֵאמֹר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
עֲשָׂהאֵ֔ל
ʻĂsâhʼêl
H6214
Asahel
ס֥וּר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
לְךָ֖
מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑י
ʼachar
H310
after
לָ֤מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
אַכֶּ֨כָּה֙
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אַ֔רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
וְאֵיךְ֙
ʼêyk
H349
how
אֶשָּׂ֣א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
פָנַ֔י
pânîym
H6440
face
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָ֖ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
אָחִֽיךָ
ʼâch
H251
brother
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abner said again to Asahel, Turn you aside from following me: why should I strike you to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab your brother?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abner continued still, saying to Asahel, “Turn aside for yourself from behind me. Why should I strike you to the ground? Then how would I lift my face to Joab your brother?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).