2 Samuel 5:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 5:3 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 →
וַ֠יָּבֹאוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
זִקְנֵ֨י
zâqên
H2205
old
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
חֶבְר֔וֹנָה
Chebrôwn
H2275
Hebron
וַיִּכְרֹ֣ת
kârath
H3772
to cut
לָהֶם֩
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּוִ֥ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
בְּרִ֛ית
bᵉrîyth
H1285
covenant
בְּחֶבְר֖וֹן
Chebrôwn
H2275
Hebron
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיִּמְשְׁח֧וּ
mâshach
H4886
to anoint
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דָּוִ֛ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לְמֶ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Yahweh: and they anointed David king over Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then all of the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, and King David cut for them a covenant in Hebron to the face of Yahweh. And they anointed David as king over Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).