2 Samuel 20:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 20:17 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 →
וַיִּקְרַ֣ב
qârab
H7126
to approach
אֵלֶ֔יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וַתֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָאִשָּׁ֛ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הַאַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
יוֹאָ֖ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָ֑נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֗וֹ
שְׁמַע֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
דִּבְרֵ֣י
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שֹׁמֵ֥עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אָנֹֽכִי
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
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World English Bible Public Domain
He came near to her; and the woman said, Are you Joab? He answered, I am. Then she said to him, Hear the words of your handmaid. He answered, I do hear.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when he was come near unto her, the woman said, Art thou Joab? And he answered, I am he. Then she said unto him, Hear the words of thine handmaid. And he answered, I do hear.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he approached to her, and the woman said, “ Joab?” And he said, “I.” And she said to him, “Hear the words of your female servant.” And he said, “I am listening.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).