2 Samuel 5:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 5:2 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 →
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
אֶתְמ֣וֹל
ʼethmôwl
H865
yesterday
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
שִׁלְשׁ֗וֹם
shilshôwm
H8032
heretofore
בִּהְי֨וֹת
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שָׁא֥וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
מֶ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
עָלֵ֔ינוּ
ʻal
H5921
upon
אַתָּ֗ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
הייתה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָיִ֛יתָ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מוציא
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
הַמּוֹצִ֥יא
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
והמבי
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וְהַמֵּבִ֖יא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְךָ֗
אַתָּ֨ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
תִרְעֶ֤ה
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
עַמִּי֙
ʻam
H5971
people
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְאַתָּ֛ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
תִּהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְנָגִ֖יד
nâgîyd
H5057
ruler
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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
In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Israel: and Yahweh said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Israel, and you shall be prince over Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Both yesterday and the third day, when Saul was king over us, you, you were the one bringing out and bringing in Israel. And Yahweh said to you, ‘You, you will shepherd my people Israel, and you, you will become the ruler over Israel.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).