2 Samuel 20:22 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 20:22 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 →
וַתָּבוֹא֩
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הָאִשָּׁ֨ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֜ם
ʻam
H5971
people
בְּחָכְמָתָ֗הּ
chokmâh
H2451
wisdom
וַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּ
kârath
H3772
to cut
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רֹ֨אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
שֶׁ֤בַע
shebaʻ
H7652
Sheba
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
בִּכְרִי֙
Bikrîy
H1075
Bichri
וַיַּשְׁלִ֣כוּ
shâlak
H7993
to throw
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָ֔ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
וַיִּתְקַע֙
tâqaʻ
H8628
to blow
בַּשּׁוֹפָ֔ר
shôwphâr
H7782
horn
וַיָּפֻ֥צוּ
pûwts
H6327
to scatter
מֵֽעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְאֹהָלָ֑יו
ʼôhel
H168
tent
וְיוֹאָ֛ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
שָׁ֥ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the woman came to all of the people in her wisdom, and they cut off the head of Sheba, the son of Bichri, and they threw to Joab. And he blew on the shofar, and they dispersed from the city, a man to his tent. And Joab returned Jerusalem, to the king.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).