2 Samuel 3:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 3:12 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַח֩
shâlach
H7971
to send
אַבְנֵ֨ר
ʼAbnêr
H74
Abner
מַלְאָכִ֧ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
תחתו
tachath
H8478
under
תַּחְתָּ֥יו
tachath
H8478
under
לֵאמֹ֖ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְמִי
mîy
H4310
who
אָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כָּרְתָ֤ה
kârath
H3772
to cut
בְרִֽיתְךָ֙
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
אִתִּ֔י
ʼêth
H854
with
וְהִנֵּה֙
hinnêh
H2009
behold
יָדִ֣י
yâd
H3027
hand
עִמָּ֔ךְ
ʻim
H5973
with
לְהָסֵ֥ב
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֵלֶ֖יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying [also], Make your league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with you, to bring about all Israel to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abner sent messengers to David in place of him, saying, “To whom the land?” saying, “Cut your covenant with me, and behold, my hand with you to make all of Israel turn to you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).