2 Samuel 24:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 24:17 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 →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֨ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בִּרְאֹת֣וֹ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
הַמַּכֶּ֣ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בָעָ֗ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אָנֹכִ֤י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
חָטָ֨אתִי֙
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
וְאָנֹכִ֣י
ʼânôkîy
H595
I
הֶעֱוֵ֔יתִי
ʻâvâh
H5753
to twist
וְאֵ֥לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
הַצֹּ֖אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
מֶ֣ה
mâh
H4100
what
עָשׂ֑וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
תְּהִ֨י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נָ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
יָדְךָ֛
yâd
H3027
hand
בִּ֖י
וּבְבֵ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
אָבִֽי
ʼâb
H1
father
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World English Bible Public Domain
David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel who struck the people, and said, Behold, I have sinned, and I have done perversely; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand be against me, and against my father's house.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David spake unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said, Lo, I have sinned, and I have done wickedly: but these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David spoke to Yahweh when he saw the angel, the striker among the people, and he said, “Behold, I, I have sinned, and I, I have committed iniquity. But these sheep, what have they done? Please, let your hand be against me and against the house of my father.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).