2 Samuel 3:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 3:23 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 →
וְיוֹאָ֛ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַצָּבָ֥א
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אִתּ֖וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
בָּ֑אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיַּגִּ֤דוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְיוֹאָב֙
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בָּֽא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אַבְנֵ֤ר
ʼAbnêr
H74
Abner
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
נֵר֙
Nêr
H5369
Ner
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵ֖הוּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
בְּשָׁלֽוֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Joab and all the host who was with him had come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he has sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
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King James Version Public Domain
When Joab and all the host that was with him were come, they told Joab, saying, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joab and all of the army that with him came, and they declared to Joab, saying, “Abner, the son of Ner, came to the king, and he sent him away, and he went in peace.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).