2 Samuel 21:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 21:4 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 →
וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֣וֹ
הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים
Gibʻônîy
H1393
Gibeonite
אֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לי
לָ֜נוּ
כֶּ֤סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
וְזָהָב֙
zâhâb
H2091
gold
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
שָׁא֣וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וְעִם
ʻim
H5973
with
בֵּית֔וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
וְאֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לָ֥נוּ
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְהָמִ֣ית
mûwth
H4191
to die
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מָֽה
mâh
H4100
what
אַתֶּ֥ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
אֹמְרִ֖ים
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָכֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Gibeonites said to him, It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul, or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel. He said, What you shall say, that will I do for you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no silver nor gold of Saul, nor of his house; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall say, that will I do for you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Gibeonites said to him, “ no silver or gold for us with Saul or with his house. And not for us a man to kill in Israel.” And he said, “What are you saying I shall do for you?”
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