2 Samuel 5:24 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 5:24 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 →
וִ֠יהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בשמעך
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
כְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֞
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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ק֧וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
צְעָדָ֛ה
tsᵉʻâdâh
H6807
stepping chains
בְּרָאשֵׁ֥י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַבְּכָאִ֖ים
bâkâʼ
H1057
balsam tree
אָ֣ז
ʼâz
H227
then
תֶּחֱרָ֑ץ
chârats
H2782
to sharpen
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָ֗ז
ʼâz
H227
then
יָצָ֤א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְפָנֶ֔יךָ
pânîym
H6440
face
לְהַכּ֖וֹת
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בְּמַחֲנֵ֥ה
machăneh
H4264
camp
פְלִשְׁתִּֽים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
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
It shall be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then you shall bestir yourself; for then is Yahweh gone out before you to strike the host of the Philistines.
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King James Version Public Domain
And let it be, when thou hearest the sound of a going in the tops of the mulberry trees, that then thou shalt bestir thyself: for then shall the LORD go out before thee, to smite the host of the Philistines.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it will be, when you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the balsam trees, then you shall act determinedly, for then Yahweh will go out to your face to strike the camp of the Philistines.”
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