2 Samuel 3:26 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 3:26 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 →
וַיֵּצֵ֤א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
יוֹאָב֙
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
מֵעִ֣ם
ʻim
H5973
with
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
מַלְאָכִים֙
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
אַבְנֵ֔ר
ʼAbnêr
H74
Abner
וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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מִבּ֣וֹר
bôwr
H953
pit
הַסִּרָ֑ה
Çirâh
H5626
Sirah
וְדָוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדָֽע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the well of Sirah: but David didn't know it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when Joab was come out from David, he sent messengers after Abner, which brought him again from the well of Sirah: but David knew it not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Joab went out from with David, and he sent messengers after Abner, and they brought him back from the cistern of Sirah. But David did not know.
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