2 Samuel 6:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 6:16 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 →
וְהָיָה֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אֲר֣וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בָּ֖א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עִ֣יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
דָּוִ֑ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וּמִיכַ֨ל
Mîykâl
H4324
Michal
בַּת
bath
H1323
daughter
שָׁא֜וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
נִשְׁקְפָ֣ה
shâqaph
H8259
to look down
בְּעַ֣ד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
הַחַלּ֗וֹן
challôwn
H2474
window
וַתֵּ֨רֶא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
מְפַזֵּ֤ז
pâzaz
H6339
to bound
וּמְכַרְכֵּר֙
kârar
H3769
to dance
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַתִּ֥בֶז
bâzâh
H959
to despise
ל֖וֹ
בְּלִבָּֽהּ
lêb
H3820
heart
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was so, as the ark of Yahweh came into the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart.
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King James Version Public Domain
And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and the Box of Yahweh was entering the City of David. But Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down through a window, and she saw King David leaping and dancing to the face of Yahweh, and she despised him in her heart.
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