2 Samuel 8:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 8:4 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 →
וַיִּלְכֹּ֨ד
lâkad
H3920
to capture
דָּוִ֜ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
מִמֶּ֗נּוּ
min
H4480
from
אֶ֤לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
וּשְׁבַע
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
מֵאוֹת֙
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
פָּרָשִׁ֔ים
pârâsh
H6571
horse
וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
אֶ֖לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
רַגְלִ֑י
raglîy
H7273
foot soldier
וַיְעַקֵּ֤ר
ʻâqar
H6131
to pluck up
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָרֶ֔כֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
וַיּוֹתֵ֥ר
yâthar
H3498
to remain
מִמֶּ֖נּוּ
min
H4480
from
מֵ֥אָה
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
רָֽכֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
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World English Bible Public Domain
David took from him one thousand seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David hamstrung all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for one hundred chariots.
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King James Version Public Domain
And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven hundred horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen: and David houghed all the chariot horses, but reserved of them for an hundred chariots.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And David took from him 1,700 horsemen and 20,000 men on foot. And David hamstrung all of the chariots, but he left from them 100 chariots.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).