2 Kings 1:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 1:12 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 →
וַיַּ֣עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
אֵלִיָּה֮
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֲלֵיהֶם֒
ʼêl
H413
to
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אָ֔נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
תֵּ֤רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֵשׁ֙
ʼêsh
H784
fire
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וְתֹאכַ֥ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
אֹתְךָ֖
ʼêth
H853
-
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
חֲמִשֶּׁ֑יךָ
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
וַתֵּ֤רֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֵשׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
אֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וַתֹּ֥אכַל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
אֹת֖וֹ
ʼêth
H853
-
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
חֲמִשָּֽׁיו
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
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World English Bible Public Domain
Elijah answered them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from the sky, and consume you and your fifty. The fire of God came down from the sky, and consumed him and his fifty.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Elijah answered and said to them, “If I a man of God, let fire come down from the heavens, and let it consume you and your fifty.” And fire from God came down from the heavens, and it consumed him and his fifty.
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