2 Samuel 19:20 — Compare Translations

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For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come this day the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

English Amplified

For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I am today the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I am today the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For your servant knows that I have sinned, so here I am today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For your servant knows that I have sinned. But look! Today I am the first one of the entire house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For thy servant knows that I have sinned; and behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

English EASY 2024

I am your servant. I know that I did a bad thing. So I have come to meet you today. From all the descendants of Joseph, I am the first person to come to meet you here, my lord the king.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

I know that I sinned. That is why today I am the first person from Joseph's family to come down and meet you, my lord and king."

For your servant knows that I have sinned. Therefore, behold, I have come this day, the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I know, sir, that I have sinned, and this is why I am the first one from the northern tribes to come and meet Your Majesty today.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

I know I've sinned. Today I've come as the first of all the house of Joseph to meet you."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

For your servant knows that I have sinned. But look! Today I am the first one of the entire house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king."

English KJV 1611

For thy servant doth know that I have sinned: therefore, behold, I am come the first this day of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.

English LSB

For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore behold, I have come today, the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For your servant knows that I have sinned. Therefore, behold, I have come this day, first from all of the house of Joseph, to go down to meet my lord the king.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore behold, I have come today, the first of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

and said to him: "May my lord not hold me guilty, and may he not remember and take to heart the wrong that your servant did the day my lord the king left Jerusalem.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

For I, your servant, know that I sinned, and I have come today as the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I know I've sinned. But today I've come down here to welcome you. I'm the first member of Joseph's whole family to do it."

English NIV

For I your servant know that I have sinned, but today I have come here as the first of the whole house of Joseph to come down and meet my lord the king."

English NKJ 1982

For I, your servant, know that I have sinned. Therefore here I am, the first to come today of all the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king.”

English NLT

I know how much I sinned. That is why I have come here today, the very first person in all Israel to greet you."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore, see, I have come this day, the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king."

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

For your servant knows that I have sinned; therefore, behold, I have come this day, the first of all the house of Joseph to come down to meet my lord the king.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

for I know very well how much I sinned. That is why I have come here today, the very first person in all the tribe of Joseph to greet you.“

English Tyndale 1537

For thy servant doth know how that I have done amiss. And therefore behold, I am the first this day of all the house of Joseph that am come to meet my lord the king.