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2 Kings 1:6 — compare English translations

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2 Kings 1:6 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 →

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ ʼâmar H559 to say אֵלָ֜יו ʼêl H413 to אִ֣ישׁ ʼîysh H376 man עָלָ֣ה ʻâlâh H5927 to go up לִקְרָאתֵ֗נוּ qirʼâh H7125 to meet וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ʼâmar H559 to say אֵלֵינוּ֮ ʼêl H413 to לְכ֣וּ yâlak H3212 to walk שׁוּבוּ֮ shûwb H7725 to return אֶל ʼêl H413 to הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ melek H4428 king אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher H834 which שָׁלַ֣ח shâlach H7971 to send אֶתְכֶם֒ ʼêth H853 - וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֣ם dâbar H1696 to speak אֵלָ֗יו ʼêl H413 to כֹּ֚ה kôh H3541 thus אָמַ֣ר ʼâmar H559 to say יְהוָ֔ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 LORD הַֽמִבְּלִ֤י bᵉlîy H1097 without אֵין ʼayin H369 nothing אֱלֹהִים֙ ʼĕlôhîym H430 God בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Yisrâʼêl H3478 Israel אַתָּ֣ה ʼattâh H859 you שֹׁלֵ֔חַ shâlach H7971 to send לִדְרֹ֕שׁ dârash H1875 to seek בְּבַ֥עַל Baʻal Zᵉbûwb H1176 Baal-zebub זְב֖וּב Baʻal Zᵉbûwb H1176 Baal-zebub אֱלֹהֵ֣י ʼĕlôhîym H430 God עֶקְר֑וֹן ʻEqrôwn H6138 Ekron לָ֠כֵן kên H3651 thus הַמִּטָּ֞ה miṭṭâh H4296 bed אֲשֶׁר ʼăsher H834 which עָלִ֥יתָ ʻâlâh H5927 to go up שָּׁ֛ם shâm H8033 there לֹֽא lôʼ H3808 not תֵרֵ֥ד yârad H3381 to go down מִמֶּ֖נָּה min H4480 from כִּֽי kîy H3588 that מ֥וֹת mûwth H4191 to die תָּמֽוּת mûwth H4191 to die

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    They said to him, There came up a man to meet us, and said to us, Go, turn again to the king who sent you, and tell him, Thus says Yahweh, Is it because there is no God in Israel, that you send to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? therefore you shall not come down from the bed where you are gone up, but shall surely die.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And they said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and he said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and you shall say to him, “Thus says Yahweh: ‘ because there is no God in Israel you are sending to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore the bed where you have gone up there, you will not come down from it, for dying, you will die.’”’”

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