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Abner Joins David

2 Samuel 3:15

In 11 translations

BSB
So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.Paltiel is a variant of Palti; see 1 Samuel 25:44.
KJV
And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.Phaltiel: also called, Phalti
WEB
Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband, Paltiel the son of Laish.
ASV
And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.
LSV
And Ish-Bosheth sends, and takes her from a man, from Phaltiel son of Laish,
YLT
And Ish-Bosheth sendeth, and taketh her from a man, from Phaltiel son of Laish,
DBY
And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from [her] husband, from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
DRC
And Isboseth sent, and took her from her husband Phaltiel, the son of Lais.
GNV
And Ish-bosheth sent, and tooke her from her husband Phaltiel the sonne of Laish.
JPS
And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.
LXXE
And Jebosthe sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Selle.

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  • Written (Ketiv): לוּשׁ׃ (“Lush”). Read aloud (Qere): לָֽיִשׁ׃ (“Laish”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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  • Leningrad Codex reads לָֽוִשׁ׃; read aloud (Qere) reads לָֽיִשׁ׃ (“Laish”).

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ אִ֣ישׁ בֹּ֔שֶׁת וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָ מֵ֣עִֽם אִ֑ישׁ מֵעִ֖ם פַּלְטִיאֵ֥ל בֶּן־לוש׃Read aloud as (qere): לָֽיִשׁ
LXX-Br
Καὶ ἀπέστειλεν Ἰεβοσθὲ, καὶ ἔλαβεν αὐτὴν παρὰ τοῦ ἀνδρὸς αὐτῆς παρὰ Φαλτιὴλ υἱοῦ Σελλῆς.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:44But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

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