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2 Samuel 3:38

And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

KJV

Dixit quoque rex ad servos suos : Num ignoratis quoniam princeps et maximus cecidit hodie in Israël ?

Vulgate

Καὶ εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς τοὺς παῖδας αὐτοῦ Οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ἡγούμενος μέγας πέπτωκεν ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ταύτῃ ἐν τῷ Ἰσραήλ;

LXX

And the king said unto his servants, Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel?

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֥אמֶר הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶל עֲבָדָ֑י/ו הֲ/ל֣וֹא תֵדְע֔וּ כִּי שַׂ֣ר וְ/גָד֗וֹל נָפַ֛ל הַ/יּ֥וֹם הַ/זֶּ֖ה בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
גָּד֖וֹל
gdvl
verb · 528×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יִּפֹּ֥ל
ypl
verb · 434×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
ךָ
k
noun · 791×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
שָׂרֵ֣י
shry
noun · 420×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Job 32:9 — Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.