2 Samuel 2:26 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 2:26 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 →
וַיִּקְרָ֨א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
אַבְנֵ֜ר
ʼAbnêr
H74
Abner
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָ֗ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֲלָנֶ֨צַח֙
netsach
H5331
perpetuity
תֹּ֣אכַל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
חֶ֔רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
הֲל֣וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדַ֔עְתָּה
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
מָרָ֥ה
mar
H4751
bitter
תִהְיֶ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בָּאַחֲרוֹנָ֑ה
ʼachărôwn
H314
behind
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
מָתַי֙
mâthay
H4970
how long
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֹאמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לָשׁ֖וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
after
אֲחֵיהֶֽם
ʼâch
H251
brother
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, "Shall the sword devour forever? Don't you know that it will be bitterness in the latter end? How long shall it be then, before you bid the people return from following their brothers?"
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Abner called to Joab, and said, Shall the sword devour for ever? knowest thou not that it will be bitterness in the latter end? how long shall it be then, ere thou bid the people return from following their brethren?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abner called to Joab and said, “Shall the sword devour forever? Do you not know that it will be bitter at the last? So until when will you not say to the people to turn from after their brothers?”
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