2 Samuel 17:20 
Context| NET © | When the servants of Absalom approached the woman at her home, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman replied to them, “They crossed over the stream.” Absalom’s men 1 searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem. 2 |
| NIV © | When Absalom’s men came to the woman at the house, they asked, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" The woman answered them, "They crossed over the brook." The men searched but found no-one, so they returned to Jerusalem. |
| NASB © | Then Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house and said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" And the woman said to them, "They have crossed the brook of water." And when they searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. |
| NLT © | When Absalom’s men arrived, they asked her, "Have you seen Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" She replied, "They were here, but they crossed the brook." Absalom’s men looked for them without success and returned to Jerusalem. |
| MSG © | Shortly, Absalom's servants came to the woman's house and asked her, "Have you seen Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" The woman said, "They were headed toward the river." They looked but didn't find them, and then went back to Jerusalem. |
| BBE © | And Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house and said, Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said to them, They have gone from here to the stream. And after searching for them, and seeing nothing of them, they went back to Jerusalem. |
| NRSV © | When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" The woman said to them, "They have crossed over the brook of water." And when they had searched and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem. |
| NKJV © | And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they said, "Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?" So the woman said to them, "They have gone over the water brook." And when they had searched and could not find them , they returned to Jerusalem. |
| KJV | |
| NASB © | Then Absalom's <053> servants <05650> came <0935> to the woman <0802> at the house <01004> and said <0559> , "Where <0346> are Ahimaaz <0290> and Jonathan <03083> ?" And the woman <0802> said <0559> to them, "They have crossed <05674> the brook <04323> of water <04325> ." And when <03512> they searched <01245> and could not find <04672> them, they returned <07725> to Jerusalem .<03389> |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | When the servants <05650> of Absalom <053> approached <0935> the woman <0802> at her home <01004> , they asked <0559> , “Where <0346> are Ahimaaz <0290> and Jonathan <03083> ?” The woman <0802> replied <0559> to them, “They crossed over <05674> the stream <04325> .” Absalom’s men searched <01245> but did not <03808> find <04672> them, so they returned <07725> to Jerusalem .<03389> |
| NET © | When the servants of Absalom approached the woman at her home, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” The woman replied to them, “They crossed over the stream.” Absalom’s men 1 searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem. 2 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “they”; the referents (Absalom’s men) have been specified in the translation for clarity. 2 map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4. |
