2 Samuel 24:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 24:20 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 →
וַיַּשְׁקֵ֣ף
shâqaph
H8259
to look down
אֲרַ֗וְנָה
ʼĂravnâh
H728
Araunah
וַיַּ֤רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲבָדָ֔יו
ʻebed
H5650
servant
עֹבְרִ֖ים
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
עָלָ֑יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיֵּצֵ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֲרַ֔וְנָה
ʼĂravnâh
H728
Araunah
וַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אַפָּ֖יו
ʼaph
H639
nose
אָֽרְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Araunah looked forth, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Araunah looked down, and he saw the king and his servants coming over to him. And Araunah went out, and he prostrated himself to the king, his nose to the ground.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).