2 Samuel 2:27 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 2:27 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יוֹאָ֔ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
חַ֚י
chay
H2416
living
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
לוּלֵ֖א
lûwlêʼ
H3884
unless
דִּבַּ֑רְתָּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָ֤ז
ʼâz
H227
then
מֵֽהַבֹּ֨קֶר֙
bôqer
H1242
morning
נַעֲלָ֣ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מֵאַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
after
אָחִֽיו
ʼâch
H251
brother
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed everyone his brother.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joab said, “The life of God, that if you had not spoken, that then from the morning the people would have taken itself up, a man from after his brother.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).