2 Samuel 8:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 8:5 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 →
וַתָּבֹא֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֲרַ֣ם
ʼĂrâm
H758
Aram
דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק
Dammeseq
H1834
Damascus
לַעְזֹ֕ר
ʻâzar
H5826
to help
לַהֲדַדְעֶ֖זֶר
Hădadʻezer
H1909
Hadadezer
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
צוֹבָ֑ה
Tsôwbâʼ
H6678
Zoba
וַיַּ֤ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
H1732
David
בַּֽאֲרָ֔ם
ʼĂrâm
H758
Aram
עֶשְׂרִֽים
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
וּשְׁנַ֥יִם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
אֶ֖לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִֽישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
When the Syrians of Damascus came to help Hadadezer king of Zobah, David struck of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when the Syrians of Damascus came to succor Hadadezer king of Zobah, David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Aram of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, the king of Zobah. And David struck 22, 000 men among Aram.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).