2 Kings 1:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 1:8 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
אִ֚ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בַּ֣עַל
baʻal
H1167
husband
שֵׂעָ֔ר
sêʻâr
H8181
hair
וְאֵז֥וֹר
ʼêzôwr
H232
waist
ע֖וֹר
ʻôwr
H5785
skin
אָז֣וּר
ʼâzar
H247
to gird
בְּמָתְנָ֑יו
môthen
H4975
loins
וַיֹּאמַ֕ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלִיָּ֥ה
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
הַתִּשְׁבִּ֖י
Tishbîy
H8664
Tishbite
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
They answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a belt of leather about his loins. He said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said to him, “A man, a master of hair, and a belt of skin was tied around his waist.” And he said, “He Elijah the Tishbite.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).