2 Samuel 23:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 23:17 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 →
וַיֹּ֡אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חָלִילָה֩
châlîylâh
H2486
God forbid
לִּ֨י
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מֵעֲשֹׂ֣תִי
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
זֹ֗את
zôʼth
H2063
this
הֲדַ֤ם
dâm
H1818
blood
הָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַהֹלְכִ֣ים
hâlak
H1980
to walk
בְּנַפְשׁוֹתָ֔ם
nephesh
H5315
soul
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָבָ֖ה
ʼâbâh
H14
to be willing
לִשְׁתּוֹתָ֑ם
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
אֵ֣לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
עָשׂ֔וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
הַגִּבֹּרִֽים
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, Be it far from me, Yahweh, that I should do this: [shall I drink] the blood of the men who went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did the three mighty men.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, Be it far from me, O LORD, that I should do this: is not this the blood of the men that went in jeopardy of their lives? therefore he would not drink it. These things did these three mighty men.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “Profane to me, Yahweh, from my doing this, the blood of the men having gone with their lives!” And he was not willing to drink it. These the three warriors did.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).