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2 Kings 16:15 — compare English translations

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2 Kings 16:15 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 →

ויצוהו tsâvâh H6680 to command וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה tsâvâh H6680 to command הַמֶּֽלֶךְ melek H4428 king אָ֠חָז ʼÂchâz H271 Ahaz אֶת ʼêth H853 - אוּרִיָּ֨ה ʼÛwrîyâh H223 Uriah הַכֹּהֵ֜ן kôhên H3548 priest לֵאמֹ֗ר ʼâmar H559 to say עַ֣ל ʻal H5921 upon הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ mizbêach H4196 altar הַגָּד֡וֹל gâdôwl H1419 great הַקְטֵ֣ר qâṭar H6999 to burn incense אֶת ʼêth H853 - עֹֽלַת ʻôlâh H5930 burnt offering הַבֹּקֶר֩ bôqer H1242 morning וְאֶת ʼêth H853 - מִנְחַ֨ת minchâh H4503 offering הָעֶ֜רֶב ʻereb H6153 evening וְֽאֶת ʼêth H853 - עֹלַ֧ת ʻôlâh H5930 burnt offering הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ melek H4428 king וְאֶת ʼêth H853 - מִנְחָת֗וֹ minchâh H4503 offering וְ֠אֵת ʼêth H853 - עֹלַ֞ת ʻôlâh H5930 burnt offering כָּל kôl H3605 all עַ֤ם ʻam H5971 people הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ ʼerets H776 land וּמִנְחָתָ֣ם minchâh H4503 offering וְנִסְכֵּיהֶ֔ם neçek H5262 drink offering וְכָל kôl H3605 all דַּ֥ם dâm H1818 blood עֹלָ֛ה ʻôlâh H5930 burnt offering וְכָל kôl H3605 all דַּם dâm H1818 blood זֶ֖בַח zebach H2077 sacrifice עָלָ֣יו ʻal H5921 upon תִּזְרֹ֑ק zâraq H2236 to scatter וּמִזְבַּ֧ח mizbêach H4196 altar הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת nᵉchôsheth H5178 bronze יִֽהְיֶה hâyâh H1961 to be לִּ֖י לְבַקֵּֽר bâqar H1239 to seek

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    King Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meal-offering, and the king's burnt offering, and his meal-offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meal-offering, and their drink-offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: but the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, Upon the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle upon it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brazen altar shall be for me to enquire by.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, saying, “On the large altar burn the burnt offering of the morning and the grain offering of the evening and the burnt offering of the king and his grain offering and the burnt offering of all of the people of the land and their grain offering and their drink offerings. And you shall sprinkle on it all of the blood of the burnt offering and all of the blood of the sacrifice. But the altar of bronze will be for me to seek.”

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