2 Samuel 3:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 3:1 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 →
וַתְּהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַמִּלְחָמָה֙
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
אֲרֻכָּ֔ה
ʼârôk
H752
long
בֵּ֚ין
bêyn
H996
between
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וּבֵ֖ין
bêyn
H996
between
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וְדָוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
הֹלֵ֣ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
וְחָזֵ֔ק
châzêq
H2390
stronger
וּבֵ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
שָׁא֖וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
הֹלְכִ֥ים
hâlak
H1980
to walk
וְדַלִּֽים
dal
H1800
poor
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: and David grew stronger and stronger, but the house of Saul grew weaker and weaker.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now there was long war between the house of Saul and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of Saul waxed weaker and weaker.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the war was long between the house of Saul and between the house of David. And David was going and strong, but the house of Saul were going and weak.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).