2 Samuel 23:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 23:3 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 →
אָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לִ֥י
דִבֶּ֖ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
צ֣וּר
tsûwr
H6697
rock
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
מוֹשֵׁל֙
mâshal
H4910
to rule
בָּאָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
צַדִּ֕יק
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
מוֹשֵׁ֖ל
mâshal
H4910
to rule
יִרְאַ֥ת
yirʼâh
H3374
fear
אֱלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: One who rules over men righteously, Who rules in the fear of God,
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King James Version Public Domain
The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The God of Israel spoke to me, the Rock of Israel said, ‘A righteous one ruling over man ruling the fear of God,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).