2 Samuel 20:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 20:18 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 →
וַתֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דַּבֵּ֨ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
יְדַבְּר֤וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בָרִֽאשֹׁנָה֙
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שָׁאֹ֧ל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
יְשָׁאֲל֛וּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
בְּאָבֵ֖ל
ʼÂbêl
H59
Abel-beth-maachah
וְכֵ֥ן
kên
H3651
thus
הֵתַֽמּוּ
tâmam
H8552
to be complete
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then she spoke, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask [counsel] at Abel: and so they ended [the matter].
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King James Version Public Domain
Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying, They shall surely ask counsel at Abel: and so they ended the matter.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So she spoke, saying, “Speaking, they spoke in former, saying, ‘Inquiring, they shall inquire at Abel,’ and thus they ended.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).