King James Version

2 Samuel 3:2

And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

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וילדוvyldvand bearיָלַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bear”, the next action in the storyH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…וַיִּוָּלְד֧וּvayivaledvand bearיָלַדconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and bear”, the next action in the storyH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…לְדָוִ֛דledavidto Davidדָּוִדpreposition, noun, proper name — “to David”H1732David, the youngest son of JesseDavid.בָּנִ֖יםbanimsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “son”, the ordinary formH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […בְּחֶבְר֑וֹןbechevronin Hebronחֶבְרוֹןpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Hebron”H2275Chebron, a place in Palestine, also the name of two IsraelitesHebron.וַיְהִ֤יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בְכוֹרוֹ֙vekhorvofirstbornבְּכוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “firstborn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1060firstborn; hence, chiefeldest (son), firstborn(-ling).אַמְנ֔וֹןamnonAmnonאַמְנוֹןnoun, proper name — “Amnon”H550Amnon (or Aminon), a son of DavidAmnon.לַאֲחִינֹ֖עַםlaachinoamto Ahinoamאֲחִינֹעַםpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Ahinoam”H293Achinoam, the name of two IsraelitessesAhinoam.הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִֽתhayizreelitthe Jezreelitessיִזְרְעֵאלִיתdefinite article, noun, gentilic, feminine, singular, absolute — “the Jezreelitess”, the ordinary formH3159a JezreelitessJezreelitess.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And unto David were sons born in Hebron; and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And unto David were sons born in Hebron: and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

Young’s Literal Translation

And there are born to David sons in Hebron, and his first-born is Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess,

World English Bible

Sons were born to David in Hebron. His firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

Darby Translation

And to David were sons born in Hebron: his firstborn was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jizreelitess;

Douay-Rheims

And sons were born to David in Hebron: and his firstborn was Amnon of Achinoam the Jezrahelitess:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And unto David were sons born in Hebron; and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezreelitess;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And sons were born to David in Chebron: and his first-born was Amnon the son of Achinoom the Jezraelitess.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐτέχθησαν τῷ Δαυὶδ υἱοὶ ἐν Χεβρών· καὶ ἦν ὁ πρωτότοκος αὐτοῦ Ἀμνὼν τῆς Ἀχινόομ τῆς Ἰεζραηλίτιδος.