2 Samuel 23:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 23:1 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 →
וְאֵ֛לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
דִּבְרֵ֥י
dâbâr
H1697
word
דָוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
הָאַֽחֲרֹנִ֑ים
ʼachărôwn
H314
behind
נְאֻ֧ם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
דָּוִ֣ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
יִשַׁ֗י
Yishay
H3448
Jesse
וּנְאֻ֤ם
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
הַגֶּ֨בֶר֙
geber
H1397
man
הֻ֣קַם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
עָ֔ל
ʻal
H5920
above
מְשִׁ֨יחַ֙
mâshîyach
H4899
anointed one
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יַֽעֲקֹ֔ב
Yaʻăqôb
H3290
Jacob
וּנְעִ֖ים
nâʻîym
H5273
pleasant
זְמִר֥וֹת
zâmîyr
H2158
song
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now these are the last words of David. David the son of Jesse says, The man who was raised on high says, The anointed of the God of Jacob, The sweet psalmist of Israel:
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King James Version Public Domain
Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now these the last words of David. An oracle of David the son of Jesse, and an oracle of the man raised height, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the delightful of the songs of Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).