2 Chronicles 18:31 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Chronicles 18:31 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 →
וַיְהִ֡י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּרְאוֹת֩
râʼâh
H7200
to see
שָׂרֵ֨י
sar
H8269
prince
הָרֶ֜כֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט
Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ
H3092
Jehoshaphat
וְהֵ֤מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
אָֽמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
ה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
עָלָ֖יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
וַיִּזְעַ֤ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙
Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ
H3092
Jehoshaphat
וַֽיהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עֲזָר֔וֹ
ʻâzar
H5826
to help
וַיְסִיתֵ֥ם
çûwth
H5496
to entice
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מִמֶּֽנּוּ
min
H4480
from
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they turned about to fight against him: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him; and God moved them [to depart] from him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, that they said, It is the king of Israel. Therefore they compassed about him to fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him; and God moved them to depart from him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened when the chiefs of the chariots saw Jehoshaphat, and they said, “It is the king of Israel.” And they turned against him to fight. And Jehoshaphat cried out, and Yahweh helped him, and God incited them from him.
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