2 Samuel 20:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 20:9 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יוֹאָב֙
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
לַעֲמָשָׂ֔א
ʻĂmâsâʼ
H6021
Amasa
הֲשָׁל֥וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
אַתָּ֖ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
אָחִ֑י
ʼâch
H251
brother
וַתֹּ֜חֶז
ʼâchaz
H270
to grasp
יַד
yâd
H3027
hand
יְמִ֥ין
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
יוֹאָ֛ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
בִּזְקַ֥ן
zâqân
H2206
beard
עֲמָשָׂ֖א
ʻĂmâsâʼ
H6021
Amasa
לִנְשָׁק
nâshaq
H5401
to kiss
לֽוֹ
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joab said to Amasa, Is it well with you, my brother? Joab took Amasa by the beard with his right hand to kiss him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joab said to Amasa, Art thou in health, my brother? And Joab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand to kiss him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joab said to Amasa, “Peace you, my brother?” And the right hand of Joab held onto the beard of Amasa to kiss him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).