2 Kings 14:7 — Compare 3 English translations

2 Kings 14:7 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 →

הוּא hûwʼ H1931 he הִכָּ֨ה nâkâh H5221 to strike אֶת ʼêth H853 - אֱד֤וֹם ʼĔdôm H123 Edom בְּגֵיא gayʼ H1516 valley המלח melach H4417 salt מֶ֨לַח֙ melach H4417 salt עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת ʻeser H6235 ten אֲלָפִ֔ים ʼeleph H505 thousand וְתָפַ֥שׂ tâphas H8610 to seize אֶת ʼêth H853 - הַסֶּ֖לַע Çelaʻ H5554 Sela בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑ה milchâmâh H4421 battle וַיִּקְרָ֤א qârâʼ H7121 to call אֶת ʼêth H853 - שְׁמָהּ֙ shêm H8034 name יָקְתְאֵ֔ל Yoqthᵉʼêl H3371 Joktheel עַ֖ד ʻad H5704 until הַיּ֥וֹם yôwm H3117 day הַזֶּֽה zeh H2088 this

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World English Bible Public Domain

He killed of Edom in the Valley of Salt ten thousand, and took Sela by war, and called the name of it Joktheel, to this day.
King James Version Public Domain

He slew of Edom in the valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, and called the name of it Joktheel unto this day.
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

He, he struck Edom in the Valley of Salt, 10,000, and he captured Sela in battle. And he called its name Joktheel, to this day.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

2 Kings 14:7 — compare English translations

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