2 Samuel 5:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 5:17 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 →
וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
מָשְׁח֨וּ
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּוִ֤ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לְמֶ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיַּעֲל֥וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
לְבַקֵּ֣שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיִּשְׁמַ֣ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיֵּ֖רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמְּצוּדָֽה
mâtsûwd
H4686
net
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World English Bible Public Domain
When the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines went up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the stronghold.
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King James Version Public Domain
But when the Philistines heard that they had anointed David king over Israel, all the Philistines came up to seek David; and David heard of it, and went down to the hold.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Philistines heard that they had anointed David as king over Israel, and all of the Philistines went up to seek David. And David heard, and he went down to the stronghold.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).