2 Chronicles 18:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Chronicles 18:23 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּגַּשׁ֙
nâgash
H5066
to approach
צִדְקִיָּ֣הוּ
Tsidqîyâh
H6667
Zedekiah
בֶֽן
bên
H1121
son
כְּנַעֲנָ֔ה
Kᵉnaʻănâh
H3668
Chenaanah
וַיַּ֥ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִיכָ֖יְהוּ
Mîykâyᵉhûw
H4321
Micaiah
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַלֶּ֑חִי
lᵉchîy
H3895
jaw
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵ֣י
ʼay
H335
where
זֶ֤ה
zeh
H2088
this
הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙
derek
H1870
way
עָבַ֧ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
רֽוּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מֵאִתִּ֖י
ʼêth
H854
with
לְדַבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֹתָֽךְ
ʼêth
H853
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and struck Micaiah on the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Yahweh from me to speak to you?
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of the LORD from me to speak unto thee?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Zedekiah the son of Kenaanah, drew near, and he struck Micaiah on the cheek. And he said, “Where is this, the way the Spirit of Yahweh passed over from me to speak with you?”
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