2 Chronicles 32:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Chronicles 32:4 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 →
וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ
qâbats
H6908
to gather
עַם
ʻam
H5971
people
רָ֔ב
rab
H7227
many
וַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙
çâtham
H5640
to stop up
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַמַּעְיָנ֔וֹת
maʻyân
H4599
spring
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַנַּ֛חַל
nachal
H5158
wadi
הַשּׁוֹטֵ֥ף
shâṭaph
H7857
to wash
בְּתוֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֤מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
יָב֨וֹאוּ֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מַלְכֵ֣י
melek
H4428
king
אַשּׁ֔וּר
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
וּמָצְא֖וּ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
מַ֥יִם
mayim
H4325
water
רַבִּֽים
rab
H7227
many
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World English Bible Public Domain
So there was gathered much people together, and they stopped all the springs, and the brook that flowed through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
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King James Version Public Domain
So there was gathered much people together, who stopped all the fountains, and the brook that ran through the midst of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Assyria come, and find much water?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And many people gathered, and they stopped up all the springs and the stream that was flowing in the midst of the land, saying, “Why should the kings of Assyria come and find many waters?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).