2 Samuel 23:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 23:18 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 →
וַאֲבִישַׁ֞י
ʼĂbîyshay
H52
Abishai
אֲחִ֣י
ʼâch
H251
brother
יוֹאָ֣ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
צְרוּיָ֗ה
Tsᵉrûwyâh
H6870
Zeruiah
ה֚וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
השלשי
shᵉlîyshîy
H7992
third
הַשְּׁלֹשָׁ֔ה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
וְהוּא֙
hûwʼ
H1931
he
עוֹרֵ֣ר
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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חֲנִית֔וֹ
chănîyth
H2595
spear
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
מֵא֖וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
חָלָ֑ל
châlâl
H2491
slain
וְלוֹ
שֵׁ֖ם
shêm
H8034
name
בַּשְּׁלֹשָֽׁה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief of the three. He lifted up his spear against three hundred and killed them, and had a name among the three.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, was chief among three. And he lifted up his spear against three hundred, and slew them, and had the name among three.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abishai, the brother of Joab, the son of Zeruiah, he the head of the three, and he was lifting his spear against 300, slain. And to him a name among the Three.
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