2 Samuel 21:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 21:7 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 →
וַיַּחְמֹ֣ל
châmal
H2550
to spare
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מְפִי
Mᵉphîybôsheth
H4648
Mephibosheth
בֹ֖שֶׁת
bôsheth
H1322
shame
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
שָׁא֑וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שְׁבֻעַ֤ת
shᵉbûwʻâh
H7621
oath
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בֵּֽינֹתָ֔ם
bêyn
H996
between
בֵּ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וּבֵ֖ין
bêyn
H996
between
יְהוֹנָתָ֥ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
שָׁאֽוּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of Yahweh's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the king spared Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan the son of Saul, because of the LORD's oath that was between them, between David and Jonathan the son of Saul.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the king had compassion on Mephibosheth, the son of Jonathan, the son of Saul, because of the oath of Yahweh that between them, between David and between Jonathan, the son of Saul.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).