2 Samuel 6:13 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 6:13 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּ֧י
kîy
H3588
that
צָעֲד֛וּ
tsâʻad
H6805
to march
נֹשְׂאֵ֥י
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֲרוֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
שִׁשָּׁ֣ה
shêsh
H8337
six
צְעָדִ֑ים
tsaʻad
H6806
step
וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח
zâbach
H2076
to sacrifice
שׁ֖וֹר
shôwr
H7794
ox
וּמְרִֽיא
mᵉrîyʼ
H4806
fatling
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was so, that, when those who bore the ark of Yahweh had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, when the carriers of the Box of Yahweh had stepped six steps, that he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).