2 Samuel 9:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 9:3 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
הַאֶ֨פֶס
ʼepheç
H657
end
ע֥וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
אִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְבֵ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
שָׁא֔וּל
Shâʼûwl
H7586
Saul
וְאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עִמּ֖וֹ
ʻim
H5973
with
חֶ֣סֶד
chêçêd
H2617
kindness
אֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
צִיבָא֙
Tsîybâʼ
H6717
Ziba
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
ע֛וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
בֵּ֥ן
bên
H1121
son
לִיהוֹנָתָ֖ן
Yᵉhôwnâthân
H3083
Jonathan
נְכֵ֥ה
nâkeh
H5223
stricken
רַגְלָֽיִם
regel
H7272
foot
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
The king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God to him? Ziba said to the king, Jonathan has yet a son, who is lame of his feet.
-
King James Version Public Domain
And the king said, Is there not yet any of the house of Saul, that I may show the kindness of God unto him? And Ziba said unto the king, Jonathan hath yet a son, which is lame on his feet.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said, “ no longer a man to the house of Saul, that I may do with him the covenant faithfulness of God?” And Ziba said to the king, “A son still to Jonathan, lame of feet.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).