2 Samuel 3:14 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 3:14 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
מַלְאָכִ֔ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אִֽישׁ
ʼÎysh-Bôsheth
H378
Ishbosheth
בֹּ֥שֶׁת
ʼÎysh-Bôsheth
H378
Ishbosheth
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
שָׁא֖וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
תְּנָ֤ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִשְׁתִּי֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִיכַ֔ל
Mîykâl
H4324
Michal
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֵרַ֣שְׂתִּי
ʼâras
H781
to betroth
לִ֔י
בְּמֵאָ֖ה
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
עָרְל֥וֹת
ʻorlâh
H6190
foreskin
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
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World English Bible Public Domain
David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I pledged to be married to me for one hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David sent messengers to Ish Bosheth, the son of Saul, saying, “Give my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself with 100 foreskins of Philistines.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).