2 Samuel 24:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 24:14 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 →
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
גָּ֖ד
Gâd
H1410
Gad
צַר
tsar
H6862
distress
לִ֣י
מְאֹ֑ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
נִפְּלָה
nâphal
H5307
to fall
נָּ֤א
nâʼ
H4994
please
בְיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
רַבִּ֣ים
rab
H7227
many
רחמו
racham
H7356
compassion
רַֽחֲמָ֔יו
racham
H7356
compassion
וּבְיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
אָדָ֖ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
אֶפֹּֽלָה
nâphal
H5307
to fall
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of Yahweh; for his mercies are great; and let me not fall into the hand of man.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let us fall now into the hand of the LORD; for his mercies are great: and let me not fall into the hand of man.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to Gad, “Great distress to me. Please, let us fall into the hand of Yahweh, for his mercies many, but into the hand of man, do not let me fall.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).