2 Samuel 20:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 20:8 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 →
הֵ֗ם
hêm
H1992
they
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
הָאֶ֤בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
הַגְּדוֹלָה֙
gâdôwl
H1419
great
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּגִבְע֔וֹן
Gibʻôwn
H1391
Gibeon
וַעֲמָשָׂ֖א
ʻĂmâsâʼ
H6021
Amasa
בָּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לִפְנֵיהֶ֑ם
pânîym
H6440
face
וְיוֹאָ֞ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
חָג֣וּר
châgar
H2296
to gird
מִדּ֣וֹ
mad
H4055
measure
לְבֻשׁ֗וּ
lᵉbûwsh
H3830
clothing
ועלו
ʻal
H5921
upon
וְעָלָ֞יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
חֲג֥וֹר
chăgôwr
H2290
belt
חֶ֨רֶב֙
chereb
H2719
sword
מְצֻמֶּ֤דֶת
tsâmad
H6775
to bind
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מָתְנָיו֙
môthen
H4975
loins
בְּתַעְרָ֔הּ
taʻar
H8593
razor
וְה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יָצָ֖א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
וַתִּפֹּֽל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
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World English Bible Public Domain
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa came to meet them. Joab was girded with his apparel of war that he had put on, and thereon was a sash with a sword fastened on his loins in the sheath of it; and as he went forth it fell out.
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King James Version Public Domain
When they were at the great stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto him, and upon it a girdle with a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof; and as he went forth it fell out.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They near the great stone that in Gibeon, and Amasa came to their faces. Now Joab was girded his garment his clothing, and on him a belt of a sword strapped on his waist in its sheath. And he, he went out, and it fell.
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