2 Kings 17:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 17:9 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 →
וַיְחַפְּא֣וּ
châphâʼ
H2644
to cover
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
דְּבָרִים֙
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
כֵ֔ן
kên
H3651
thus
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וַיִּבְנ֨וּ
bânâh
H1129
to build
לָהֶ֤ם
בָּמוֹת֙
bâmâh
H1116
high place
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל
migdâl
H4026
tower
נוֹצְרִ֖ים
nâtsar
H5341
to guard
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
עִ֥יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מִבְצָֽר
mibtsâr
H4013
fortress
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World English Bible Public Domain
The children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Yahweh their God: and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;
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King James Version Public Domain
And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the sons of Israel covered things against Yahweh their God that were not thus. For they built for themselves high places in all of their cities, from a tower of watchmen to a city of fortification.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).