2 Samuel 5:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 5:6 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 →
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
וַֽאֲנָשָׁיו֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַיְבֻסִ֖י
Yᵉbûwçîy
H2983
Jebusite
יוֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְדָוִ֤ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
לֵאמֹר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תָב֣וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הֵ֔נָּה
hênnâh
H2008
here
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
הֱסִֽירְךָ֗
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
הַעִוְרִ֤ים
ʻivvêr
H5787
blind
וְהַפִּסְחִים֙
pâçach
H6452
to skip
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָב֥וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
דָוִ֖ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
הֵֽנָּה
hênnâh
H2008
here
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king and his men went to Jerusalem against the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land, who spoke to David, saying, Except you take away the blind and the lame, you shall not come in here; thinking, David can't come in here.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites, the inhabitants of the land: which spake unto David, saying, Except thou take away the blind and the lame, thou shalt not come in hither: thinking, David cannot come in hither.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king and his men went Jerusalem, to the Jebusite, the dweller of the land. And he spoke to David, saying, “You will not come here, but surely the blind and the lame will turn you away,” saying, “David will not come here.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).