2 Samuel 4:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 4:9 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 →
וַיַּ֨עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
דָּוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רֵכָ֣ב
Rêkâb
H7394
Rechabites
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בַּעֲנָ֣ה
Baʻănâh
H1196
Baanah
אָחִ֗יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
בְּנֵ֛י
bên
H1121
son
רִמּ֥וֹן
Rimmôwn
H7417
Rimmon
הַבְּאֵֽרֹתִ֖י
Bᵉʼêrôthîy
H886
Beerothite
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָהֶ֑ם
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָ֕ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
פָּדָ֥ה
pâdâh
H6299
to redeem
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נַפְשִׁ֖י
nephesh
H5315
soul
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
צָרָֽה
tsârâh
H6869
distress
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World English Bible Public Domain
David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said to them, As Yahweh lives, who has redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
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King James Version Public Domain
And David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto them, As the LORD liveth, who hath redeemed my soul out of all adversity,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But David answered Rechab and Baanah his brother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and he said to them, “The life of Yahweh, who rescued my life from every distress,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).