2 Samuel 4:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 4:6 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 →
וְ֠הֵנָּה
hênnâh
H2007
these
בָּ֜אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
תּ֤וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הַבַּ֨יִת֙
bayith
H1004
house
לֹקְחֵ֣י
lâqach
H3947
to take
חִטִּ֔ים
chiṭṭâh
H2406
wheat
וַיַּכֻּ֖הוּ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַחֹ֑מֶשׁ
chômesh
H2570
belly
וְרֵכָ֛ב
Rêkâb
H7394
Rechabites
וּבַעֲנָ֥ה
Baʻănâh
H1196
Baanah
אָחִ֖יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
נִמְלָֽטוּ
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
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World English Bible Public Domain
They came there into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they struck him in the body: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they came thither into the midst of the house, as though they would have fetched wheat; and they smote him under the fifth rib: and Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And behold, they came to the midst of the house, takers of wheat, and they struck him in the stomach. And Rechab and Baanah his brother escaped.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).