2 Samuel 6:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 6:21 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּוִד֮
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מִיכַל֒
Mîykâl
H4324
Michal
לִפְנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּֽחַר
bâchar
H977
to choose
בִּ֤י
מֵֽאָבִיךְ֙
ʼâb
H1
father
וּמִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בֵּית֔וֹ
bayith
H1004
house
לְצַוֺּ֨ת
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אֹתִ֥י
ʼêth
H853
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נָגִ֛יד
nâgîyd
H5057
ruler
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
עַ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖י
sâchaq
H7832
to laugh
לִפְנֵ֥י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
David said to Michal, [It was] before Yahweh, who chose me above your father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Yahweh, over Israel: therefore will I play before Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But David said to Michal, “To the face of Yahweh, who chose me instead of your father and instead of all of his house to appoint me leader over the people of Yahweh, over Israel, yes, I celebrated to the face of Yahweh!
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