2 Samuel 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 2:4 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 →
וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אַנְשֵׁ֣י
ʼîysh
H376
man
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וַיִּמְשְׁחוּ
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
שָׁ֧ם
shâm
H8033
there
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוּדָ֑ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְדָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַנְשֵׁי֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
יָבֵ֣ישׁ
Yâbêsh
H3003
Jabesh
גִּלְעָ֔ד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
קָבְר֖וּ
qâbar
H6912
to bury
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שָׁאֽוּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
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World English Bible Public Domain
The men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. They told David, saying, The men of Jabesh Gilead were those who buried Saul.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabeshgilead were they that buried Saul.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the men of Judah came, and they anointed David there as king over the house of Judah. And they declared to David, saying, “ the men of Jabesh Gilead who buried Saul.”
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