2 Samuel 24:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 24:9 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 →
וַיִּתֵּ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
יוֹאָ֛ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִסְפַּ֥ר
miçpâr
H4557
number
מִפְקַד
miphqâd
H4662
appointment
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַתְּהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
שְׁמֹנֶה֩
shᵉmôneh
H8083
eight
מֵא֨וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
אֶ֤לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִֽישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
חַ֨יִל֙
chayil
H2428
strength
שֹׁ֣לֵֽף
shâlaph
H8025
to draw off
חֶ֔רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וְאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
חֲמֵשׁ
châmêsh
H2568
five
מֵא֥וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
אֶ֖לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִֽישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men who drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Joab gave up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundred thousand valiant men that drew the sword; and the men of Judah were five hundred thousand men.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joab gave the number of the mustering of the people to the king. And Israel was 800,000 men of valor drawing the sword, and the men of Judah 500,000 men.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).