2 Samuel 3:29 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 3:29 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 →
יָחֻ֨לוּ֙
chûwl
H2342
to writhe
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
יוֹאָ֔ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
וְאֶ֖ל
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
אָבִ֑יו
ʼâb
H1
father
וְֽאַל
ʼal
H408
not
יִכָּרֵ֣ת
kârath
H3772
to cut
מִבֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יוֹאָ֡ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
זָ֠ב
zûwb
H2100
to flow
וּמְצֹרָ֞ע
tsâraʻ
H6879
to be leprous
וּמַחֲזִ֥יק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
בַּפֶּ֛לֶךְ
pelek
H6418
district
וְנֹפֵ֥ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
בַּחֶ֖רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וַחֲסַר
châçêr
H2638
needy
לָֽחֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
let it fall on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one who has an issue, or who is a leper, or who leans on a staff, or who falls by the sword, or who lacks bread.
-
King James Version Public Domain
Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
May it writhe on the head of Joab and to all of the house of his father, and may not be cut off from the house of Joab one discharging or one stricken with leprosy or one holding onto a staff or one falling by the sword or a destitute of bread.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).