2 Samuel 4:11 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 4:11 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 →
אַ֞ף
ʼaph
H637
also
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֲנָשִׁ֣ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
רְשָׁעִ֗ים
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
הָרְג֧וּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
צַדִּ֛יק
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
בְּבֵית֖וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִשְׁכָּב֑וֹ
mishkâb
H4904
bed
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
הֲל֨וֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֲבַקֵּ֤שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּמוֹ֙
dâm
H1818
blood
מִיֶּדְכֶ֔ם
yâd
H3027
hand
וּבִעַרְתִּ֥י
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
אֶתְכֶ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
-
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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
How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house on his bed, shall I not now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
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King James Version Public Domain
How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
How much more, when wicked men have murdered a righteous man in his house on his bed! And now, shall I not seek his blood from your hand and consume you from the earth?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).