2 Samuel 20:10 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 20:10 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 →
וַעֲמָשָׂ֨א
ʻĂmâsâʼ
H6021
Amasa
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
נִשְׁמַ֜ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
בַּחֶ֣רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
יוֹאָ֗ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
וַיַּכֵּהוּ֩
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בָ֨הּ
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַחֹ֜מֶשׁ
chômesh
H2570
belly
וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֨ךְ
shâphak
H8210
to pour
מֵעָ֥יו
mêʻeh
H4578
bowels
אַ֛רְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁ֥נָה
shânâh
H8138
to change
ל֖וֹ
וַיָּמֹ֑ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְיוֹאָב֙
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
וַאֲבִישַׁ֣י
ʼĂbîyshay
H52
Abishai
אָחִ֔יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
רָדַ֕ף
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
אַחֲרֵ֖י
ʼachar
H310
after
שֶׁ֥בַע
shebaʻ
H7652
Sheba
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
בִּכְרִֽי
Bikrîy
H1075
Bichri
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World English Bible Public Domain
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he struck him therewith in the body, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and didn't strike him again; and he died. Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
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King James Version Public Domain
But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba the son of Bichri.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Amasa did not guard himself against the sword that in the hand of Joab. And he struck him with it in the stomach, and his intestines poured out to the ground, and he did not do again to him, and he died. And Joab and Abishai his brother pursued after Sheba, the son of Bichri.
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