2 Samuel 20:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 20:21 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 →
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
כֵ֣ן
kên
H3651
thus
הַדָּבָ֗ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
כִּ֡י
kîy
H3588
that
אִישׁ֩
ʼîysh
H376
man
מֵהַ֨ר
har
H2022
mountain
אֶפְרַ֜יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
שֶׁ֧בַע
shebaʻ
H7652
Sheba
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
בִּכְרִ֣י
Bikrîy
H1075
Bichri
שְׁמ֗וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
נָשָׂ֤א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
יָדוֹ֙
yâd
H3027
hand
בַּמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בְּדָוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
תְּנֽוּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֹת֣וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
לְבַדּ֔וֹ
bad
H905
apart
וְאֵלְכָ֖ה
yâlak
H3212
to walk
מֵעַ֣ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָעִ֑יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָֽאִשָּׁה֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָ֔ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
הִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
רֹאשׁ֛וֹ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
מֻשְׁלָ֥ךְ
shâlak
H7993
to throw
אֵלֶ֖יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּעַ֥ד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
הַחוֹמָֽה
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
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World English Bible Public Domain
The matter is not so: but a man of the hill-country of Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, has lifted up his hand against the king, even against David; deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. The woman said to Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to you over the wall.
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King James Version Public Domain
The matter is not so: but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri by name, hath lifted up his hand against the king, even against David: deliver him only, and I will depart from the city. And the woman said unto Joab, Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The matter not thus, but a man from the hill country of Ephraim—Sheba, the son of Bichri, is his name—has lifted his hand against the king, against David. Give him alone, and let me go from the city.” And the woman said to Joab, “Behold, his head will be thrown to you over the wall.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).