2 Kings 11:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 11:8 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 →
וְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨ם
nâqaph
H5362
to strike
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
סָבִ֗יב
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
אִ֚ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְכֵלָ֣יו
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
בְּיָד֔וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
וְהַבָּ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹת
sᵉdêrâh
H7713
row
יוּמָ֑ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
וִהְי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בְּצֵאת֥וֹ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
וּבְבֹאֽוֹ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
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World English Bible Public Domain
You shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand; and he who comes within the ranks, let him be slain: and be you with the king when he goes out, and when he comes in.
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King James Version Public Domain
And ye shall compass the king round about, every man with his weapons in his hand: and he that cometh within the ranges, let him be slain: and be ye with the king as he goeth out and as he cometh in.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you shall surround around the king all around, a man with his weapons in his hand, and one coming to the ranks shall be killed. And be with the king when he goes out and when he comes in.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).