2 Samuel 21:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 21:1 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 →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
רָעָב֩
râʻâb
H7458
famine
בִּימֵ֨י
yôwm
H3117
day
דָוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
שָׁלֹ֣שׁ
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
שָׁנִ֗ים
shâneh
H8141
year
שָׁנָה֙
shâneh
H8141
year
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
שָׁנָ֔ה
shâneh
H8141
year
וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
דָּוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שָׁאוּל֙
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
הַדָּמִ֔ים
dâm
H1818
blood
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הֵמִ֖ית
mûwth
H4191
to die
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַגִּבְעֹנִֽים
Gibʻônîy
H1393
Gibeonite
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World English Bible Public Domain
There was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David sought the face of Yahweh. Yahweh said, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he put to death the Gibeonites.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year; and David inquired of the LORD. And the LORD answered, It is for Saul, and for his bloody house, because he slew the Gibeonites.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year. And David sought the face of Yahweh, and Yahweh said, “To Saul and to the house blood, because he killed the Gibeonites.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).