2 Samuel 23:11 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 23:11 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 →
וְאַחֲרָ֛יו
ʼachar
H310
after
שַׁמָּ֥א
Shammâʼ
H8037
Shamma
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
אָגֵ֖א
ʼÂgêʼ
H89
Agee
הָרָרִ֑י
Hărârîy
H2043
Hararite
וַיֵּאָסְפ֨וּ
ʼâçaph
H622
to gather
פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
לַחַיָּ֗ה
chay
H2416
living
וַתְּהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שָׁ֞ם
shâm
H8033
there
חֶלְקַ֤ת
chelqâh
H2513
smoothness
הַשָּׂדֶה֙
sâdeh
H7704
field
מְלֵאָ֣ה
mᵉlêʼâh
H4395
fulness
עֲדָשִׁ֔ים
ʻâdâsh
H5742
lentil
וְהָעָ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
נָ֖ס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
מִפְּנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
פְלִשְׁתִּֽים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
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World English Bible Public Domain
After him was Shammah the son of Agee a Hararite. The Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a plot of ground full of lentils; and the people fled from the Philistines.
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King James Version Public Domain
And after him was Shammah the son of Agee the Hararite. And the Philistines were gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full of lentils: and the people fled from the Philistines.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And after him Shammah, the son of Agee the Hararite. Now the Philistines gathered themselves to Lehi, and a portion of the field there was full lentils, and the people fled from the face of the Philistines.
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