2 Samuel 3:31 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 3:31 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 →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִ֨ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יוֹאָ֜ב
Yôwʼâb
H3097
Joab
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעָ֣ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אִתּ֗וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
קִרְע֤וּ
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
בִגְדֵיכֶם֙
beged
H899
garment
וְחִגְר֣וּ
châgar
H2296
to gird
שַׂקִּ֔ים
saq
H8242
sackcloth
וְסִפְד֖וּ
çâphad
H5594
to wail
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
אַבְנֵ֑ר
ʼAbnêr
H74
Abner
וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
הֹלֵ֖ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
אַחֲרֵ֥י
ʼachar
H310
after
הַמִּטָּֽה
miṭṭâh
H4296
bed
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to Joab, and to all the people who were with him, Tear your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. King David followed the bier.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David himself followed the bier.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David said to Joab and to all of the people who with him, “Tear your clothes and put on sackcloth and mourn to the face of Abner.” And King David was walking behind the bier.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).