2 Kings 12:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 12:7 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 →
וַיִּקְרָא֩
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יְהוֹאָ֜שׁ
Yᵉhôwʼâsh
H3060
Jehoash
לִיהוֹיָדָ֤ע
Yᵉhôwyâdâʻ
H3077
Jehoiada
הַכֹּהֵן֙
kôhên
H3548
priest
וְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים
kôhên
H3548
priest
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
מַדּ֛וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
אֵינְכֶ֥ם
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מְחַזְּקִ֖ים
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בֶּ֣דֶק
bedeq
H919
breach
הַבָּ֑יִת
bayith
H1004
house
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּקְחוּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
כֶ֨סֶף֙
keçeph
H3701
silver
מֵאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H854
with
מַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔ם
makkâr
H4378
friend
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
לְבֶ֥דֶק
bedeq
H919
breach
הַבַּ֖יִת
bayith
H1004
house
תִּתְּנֻֽהוּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and for the [other] priests, and said to them, Why don't you repair the breaches of the house? now therefore take no [more] money from your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then king Jehoash called for Jehoiada the priest, and the other priests, and said unto them, Why repair ye not the breaches of the house? now therefore receive no more money of your acquaintance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And King Joash called for Jehoiada the priest and for the priests, and he said to them, “Why are you not strengthening the damage of the house? And now, you shall not take silver from your acquaintances, but for the damage of the house you shall give it.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).