2 Samuel 21:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 21:17 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 →
וַיַּֽעֲזָר
ʻâzar
H5826
to help
לוֹ֙
אֲבִישַׁ֣י
ʼĂbîyshay
H52
Abishai
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
צְרוּיָ֔ה
Tsᵉrûwyâh
H6870
Zeruiah
וַיַּ֥ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖י
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיְמִיתֵ֑הוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
אָ֣ז
ʼâz
H227
then
נִשְׁבְּעוּ֩
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
אַנְשֵׁי
ʼîysh
H376
man
דָוִ֨ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
ל֜וֹ
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵצֵ֨א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
ע֤וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
אִתָּ֨נוּ֙
ʼêth
H854
with
לַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תְכַבֶּ֖ה
kâbâh
H3518
to quench
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
נֵ֥ר
nîyr
H5216
lamp
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah helped him, and struck the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David swore to him, saying, You shall go no more out with us to battle, that you don't quench the lamp of Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succored him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Abishai, the son of Zeruiah, helped him, and he struck the Philistine, and he killed him. Then the men of David adjured him, saying, “You shall not go out with us to battle anymore, so you do not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”
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