2 Samuel 5:11 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 5:11 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 →
וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח
shâlach
H7971
to send
חִירָ֨ם
Chîyrâm
H2438
Hiram
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
צֹ֥ר
Tsôr
H6865
Tyre
מַלְאָכִים֮
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּוִד֒
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַעֲצֵ֣י
ʻêts
H6086
tree
אֲרָזִ֔ים
ʼerez
H730
cedar
וְחָרָשֵׁ֣י
chârâsh
H2796
craftsman
עֵ֔ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
וְחָֽרָשֵׁ֖י
chârâsh
H2796
craftsman
אֶ֣בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
קִ֑יר
qîyr
H7023
wall
וַיִּבְנֽוּ
bânâh
H1129
to build
בַ֖יִת
bayith
H1004
house
לְדָוִֽד
Dâvid
H1732
David
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World English Bible Public Domain
Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons; and they built David a house.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Hiram, the king of Tyre, sent messengers to David, and trees of cedar and craftsmen of wood and craftsmen of stone of wall. And they built a house for David.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).