2 Kings 1:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 1:9 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֵלָ֛יו
ʼêl
H413
to
שַׂר
sar
H8269
prince
חֲמִשִּׁ֖ים
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑יו
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
וַיַּ֣עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
וְהִנֵּה֙
hinnêh
H2009
behold
יֹשֵׁב֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
רֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הָהָ֔ר
har
H2022
mountain
וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
אִ֚ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
דִּבֶּ֖ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
רֵֽדָה
yârad
H3381
to go down
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then [the king] sent to him a captain of fifty with his fifty. He went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. He spoke to him, man of God, the king has said, Come down.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the king sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he sat on the top of an hill. And he spake unto him, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he sent to him a captain of fifty and his fifty. And he went up to him, and behold, sitting on the head of a hill. And he said to him, “Man of God, the king says, ‘Come down.’”
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