2 Samuel 8:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 8:3 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 →
וַיַּ֣ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הֲדַדְעֶ֥זֶר
Hădadʻezer
H1909
Hadadezer
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
רְחֹ֖ב
Rᵉchôb
H7340
Rehob
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
צוֹבָ֑ה
Tsôwbâʼ
H6678
Zoba
בְּלֶכְתּ֕וֹ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
לְהָשִׁ֥יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
יָד֖וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
בִּֽנְהַר
nâhâr
H5104
stream
פְּרָֽת
Pᵉrâth
H6578
Euphrates
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
David struck also Hadadezer the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his dominion at the River.
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King James Version Public Domain
David smote also Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, king of Zobah, as he went to recover his border at the river Euphrates.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David struck Hadadezer, the son of Rehob, the king of Zobah, when he went to establish his hand at the River.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).