2 Samuel 14:5

In 11 translations

BSB

“What troubles you?” the king asked her. “Indeed,” she said, “I am a widow, for my husband is dead.

KJV

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.

WEB

The king said to her, “What ails you?” She answered, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

ASV

And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.

LSV

And the king says to her, “What do you [want]?” And she says, “I [am] truly a widow woman, and my husband dies,

YLT

And the king saith to her, 'What — to thee?' and she saith, 'Truly a widow woman [am] I, and my husband dieth,

DBY

And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.

DRC

And the king said to her: What is the matter with thee? She answered: Alas, I am a widow woman: for my husband is dead.

GNV

Then the King sayd vnto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am in deede a widow, and mine husband is dead:

JPS

And the king said unto her: 'What aileth thee?' And she answered: 'Of a truth I am a widow, my husband being dead.

LXXE

And the king said to her, What is the matter with thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.

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WLC

וַיֹּֽאמֶר־לָ֥הּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ מַה־לָּ֑ךְ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר אֲבָ֛ל אִשָּֽׁה־אַלְמָנָ֥ה אָ֖נִי וַיָּ֥מָת אִישִֽׁי׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ εἶπε πρὸς αὐτὴν ὁ βασιλεὺς, τί ἐστι σοι;

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• 2 Samuel 12:1–3Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a great number of sheep and cattle, but the poor man had nothing…
• Judges 9:8–15One day the trees set out to anoint a king for themselves. They said to the olive tree, ‘Reign over us.’ But the olive tree replied, ‘Should I stop giving my oil that honors both God and man, to hold sway over the…

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