2 Samuel 20:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 20:19 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 →
אָנֹכִ֕י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
שְׁלֻמֵ֖י
shâlam
H7999
to be at peace
אֱמוּנֵ֣י
ʼâman
H539
to confirm
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אַתָּ֣ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
מְבַקֵּ֗שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
לְהָמִ֨ית
mûwth
H4191
to die
עִ֤יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְאֵם֙
ʼêm
H517
mother
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לָ֥מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
תְבַלַּ֖ע
bâlaʻ
H1104
to swallow up
נַחֲלַ֥ת
nachălâh
H5159
inheritance
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
I am of those who are peaceable and faithful in Israel: you seek to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why will you swallow up the inheritance of Yahweh?
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King James Version Public Domain
I am one of them that are peaceable and faithful in Israel: thou seekest to destroy a city and a mother in Israel: why wilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the LORD?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I pacified and faithful of Israel. You are seeking to kill a city and a mother in Israel. Why will you devour the inheritance of Yahweh?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).