2 Samuel 9:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Samuel 9:4 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 →
וַיֹּֽאמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֥וֹ
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֵיפֹ֣ה
ʼêyphôh
H375
where?
ה֑וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
צִיבָא֙
Tsîybâʼ
H6717
Ziba
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
ה֗וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
בֵּ֛ית
bayith
H1004
house
מָכִ֥יר
Mâkîyr
H4353
Machir
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
עַמִּיאֵ֖ל
ʻAmmîyʼêl
H5988
Ammiel
בְּל֥וֹ
Lôʼ Dᵉbar
H3810
Lo-debar
דְבָֽר
Lôʼ Dᵉbar
H3810
Lo-debar
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king said to him, Where is he? Ziba said to the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir the son of Ammiel, in Lo Debar.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king said unto him, Where is he? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he is in the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lodebar.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king said to him, “Where he?” And Ziba said to the king, “Behold, he the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, in Lo-Debar.”
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