2 Samuel 20:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 20:15 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 →
וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיָּצֻ֣רוּ
tsûwr
H6696
to besiege
עָלָ֗יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּאָבֵ֨לָה֙
ʼÂbêl
H59
Abel-beth-maachah
בֵּ֣ית
Bêyth Maʻăkâh
H1038
Beth-maachah
הַֽמַּעֲכָ֔ה
Bêyth Maʻăkâh
H1038
Beth-maachah
וַיִּשְׁפְּכ֤וּ
shâphak
H8210
to pour
סֹֽלְלָה֙
çôlᵉlâh
H5550
mound
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַֽתַּעֲמֹ֖ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
בַּחֵ֑ל
chêyl
H2426
fortress
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
יוֹאָ֔ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
מַשְׁחִיתִ֖ם
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
לְהַפִּ֥יל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
הַחוֹמָֽה
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
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World English Bible Public Domain
They came and besieged him in Abel of Beth Maacah, and they cast up a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart; and all the people who were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they came and besieged him in Abel of Bethmaachah, and they cast up a bank against the city, and it stood in the trench: and all the people that were with Joab battered the wall, to throw it down.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they came, and they besieged against him in Abel Beth Maacah. And they poured out a mound against the city, and it stood against the rampart. And all of the people who with Joab were destroying to make the wall fall.
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