2 Samuel 14:2

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time.

World English Bible (WEB)

Joab sent to Tekoa, and brought a wise woman from there, and said to her, “Please act like a mourner, and put on mourning clothing, please, and don’t anoint yourself with oil, but be as a woman who has mourned a long time for the dead.

King James Version (KJV)

And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead:

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Joab sent to Tekoa, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on mourning apparel, I pray thee, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that hath a long time mourned for the dead:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And Joab sent to Tekoa and got from there a wise woman, and said to her, Now make yourself seem like one given up to grief, and put on the clothing of sorrow, not using any sweet oil for your body, but looking like one who for a long time has been weeping for the dead:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Envió Joab á Tecoa, y tomó de allá una mujer astuta, y díjole: Yo te ruego que te enlutes, y te vistas de ropas de luto, y no te unjas con óleo, antes sé como mujer que ha mucho tiempo que trae luto por algún muerto;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

envió por una mujer de Tecoa, que tenía reputación de gran sabiduría, y le dijo que pidiera una entrevista con el rey. Pero antes de que la mujer se presentara delante del rey, Joab le dijo: ―Vístete de luto, no te eches perfume, como si estuvieras de duelo por un hijo muerto. Luego irás donde el rey y le dirás todo lo que yo te diga.