2 Kings 14:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 14:9 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יְהוֹאָ֣שׁ
Yᵉhôwʼâsh
H3060
Jehoash
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲמַצְיָ֣הוּ
ʼĂmatsyâh
H558
Amaziah
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יְהוּדָה֮
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
לֵאמֹר֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַח֜וֹחַ
chôwach
H2336
thorn
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בַּלְּבָנ֗וֹן
Lᵉbânôwn
H3844
Lebanon
שָׁ֠לַח
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאֶ֜רֶז
ʼerez
H730
cedar
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בַּלְּבָנוֹן֙
Lᵉbânôwn
H3844
Lebanon
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
תְּנָֽה
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בִּתְּךָ֥
bath
H1323
daughter
לִבְנִ֖י
bên
H1121
son
לְאִשָּׁ֑ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וַֽתַּעֲבֹ֞ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
חַיַּ֤ת
chay
H2416
living
הַשָּׂדֶה֙
sâdeh
H7704
field
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בַּלְּבָנ֔וֹן
Lᵉbânôwn
H3844
Lebanon
וַתִּרְמֹ֖ס
râmaç
H7429
to trample
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַחֽוֹחַ
chôwach
H2336
thorn
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son as wife: and there passed by a wild animal that was in Lebanon, and trod down the thistle.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jehoash the king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Jehoash, the king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, the king of Judah, saying, “A thornbush that in Lebanon sent to a cedar that in Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son as a wife.’ But a beast of the field that in Lebanon passed by, and it trampled the thornbush.
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