2 Chronicles 20:37 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Chronicles 20:37 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 →
וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֞א
nâbâʼ
H5012
to prophesy
אֱלִיעֶ֤זֶר
ʼĔlîyʻezer
H461
Eliezer
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
דֹּדָוָ֨הוּ֙
Dôwdâvâhûw
H1735
Dodavah
מִמָּ֣רֵשָׁ֔ה
Marʼêshâh
H4762
Mareshah
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט
Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ
H3092
Jehoshaphat
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כְּהִֽתְחַבֶּרְךָ֣
châbar
H2266
to bind together
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
אֲחַזְיָ֗הוּ
ʼĂchazyâh
H274
Ahaziah
פָּרַ֤ץ
pârats
H6555
to break through
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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מַעֲשֶׂ֔יךָ
maʻăseh
H4639
work
וַיִּשָּׁבְר֣וּ
shâbar
H7665
to break
אֳנִיּ֔וֹת
ʼŏnîyâh
H591
ship
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
עָצְר֖וּ
ʻâtsâr
H6113
to restrain
לָלֶ֥כֶת
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
תַּרְשִֽׁישׁ
Tarshîysh
H8659
Tarshish
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have joined yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh has destroyed your works. The ships were broken, so that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah, the LORD hath broken thy works. And the ships were broken, that they were not able to go to Tarshish.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Eliezer the son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “When you allied yourself with Ahaziah, Yahweh broke through your works.” And the ships were broken, and they were not able to go to Tarshish.
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