2 Samuel 3:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 3:6 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בִּֽהְיוֹת֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
בֵּ֚ין
bêyn
H996
between
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וּבֵ֖ין
bêyn
H996
between
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וְאַבְנֵ֛ר
ʼAbnêr
H74
Abner
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִתְחַזֵּ֖ק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
בְּבֵ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
שָׁאֽוּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong in the house of Saul.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul and the house of David, that Abner made himself strong for the house of Saul.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when the war was between the house of Saul and between the house of David, that Abner was strengthening himself in the house of Saul.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).