2 Kings 15:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 15:16 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 →
אָ֣ז
ʼâz
H227
then
יַכֶּֽה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
מְ֠נַחֵם
Mᵉnachêm
H4505
Menahem
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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תִּפְסַ֨ח
Tiphçach
H8607
Tiphsah
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּ֤הּ
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
גְּבוּלֶ֨יהָ֙
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
מִתִּרְצָ֔ה
Tirtsâh
H8656
Tirzah
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
פָתַ֖ח
pâthach
H6605
to open
וַיַּ֑ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֵ֛ת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הֶהָ֥רוֹתֶ֖יהָ
hâreh
H2030
pregnant
בִּקֵּֽעַ
bâqaʻ
H1234
to split
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Menahem struck Tiphsah, and all who were therein, and the borders of it, from Tirzah: because they didn't open to him, therefore he struck it; and all the women therein who were with child he ripped up.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, and all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah: because they opened not to him, therefore he smote it; and all the women therein that were with child he ripped up.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Menahem struck Tiphsah and all who in it and its borders, from Tirzah, because one did not open. And he struck, all of its pregnant women he ripped open.
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