2 Samuel 2:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 2:23 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 →
וַיְמָאֵ֣ן
mâʼên
H3985
to refuse
לָס֗וּר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
וַיַּכֵּ֣הוּ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אַבְנֵר֩
ʼAbnêr
H74
Abner
בְּאַחֲרֵ֨י
ʼachar
H310
after
הַחֲנִ֜ית
chănîyth
H2595
spear
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַחֹ֗מֶשׁ
chômesh
H2570
belly
וַתֵּצֵ֤א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
הַֽחֲנִית֙
chănîyth
H2595
spear
מֵאַחֲרָ֔יו
ʼachar
H310
after
וַיִּפָּל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
וַיָּ֣מָת
mûwth
H4191
to die
תחתו
tachath
H8478
under
תַּחְתָּ֑יו
tachath
H8478
under
וַיְהִ֡י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַבָּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמָּקוֹם֩
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָ֨פַל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
שָׁ֧ם
shâm
H8033
there
עֲשָׂהאֵ֛ל
ʻĂsâhʼêl
H6214
Asahel
וַיָּמֹ֖ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וַֽיַּעֲמֹֽדוּ
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
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World English Bible Public Domain
However he refused to turn aside: therefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear struck him in the body, so that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it happened, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
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King James Version Public Domain
Howbeit he refused to turn aside: wherefore Abner with the hinder end of the spear smote him under the fifth rib, that the spear came out behind him; and he fell down there, and died in the same place: and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died stood still.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But he refused to turn aside, so Abner struck him with the back end of the spear in the stomach, and the spear came out from his back. And he fell there, and he died under him. And it happened, every one coming to the place where Asahel fell there and died, that they stood.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).