2 Kings 18:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 18:17 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אַשּׁ֡וּר
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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תַּרְתָּ֥ן
Tartân
H8661
Tartan
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רַב
Rab-Çârîyç
H7249
chief eunuch
סָרִ֣יס
Rab-Çârîyç
H7249
chief eunuch
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רַב
Rabshâqêh
H7262
chief cupbearer
שָׁקֵ֨ה
Rabshâqêh
H7262
chief cupbearer
מִן
min
H4480
from
לָכִ֜ישׁ
Lâkîysh
H3923
Lachish
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ
Chizqîyâh
H2396
Hezekiah
בְּחֵ֥יל
chêyl
H2426
fortress
כָּבֵ֖ד
kâbêd
H3515
heavy
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וַיַּעֲל֣וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
בִּתְעָלַת֙
tᵉʻâlâh
H8585
conduit
הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה
bᵉrêkâh
H1295
pool
הָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה
ʻelyôwn
H5945
Most High
אֲשֶׁ֕ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת
mᵉçillâh
H4546
highway
שְׂדֵ֥ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
כוֹבֵֽס
kâbaç
H3526
to wash
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army to Jerusalem. They went up and came to Jerusalem. When they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rabsaris and Rabshakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great host against Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, which is in the highway of the fuller's field.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rabsaris and the Rabshakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah with a heavy army Jerusalem. And they went up, and they came Jerusalem. And they went up, and they came, and they stopped by the conduit of the Upper Pool that on the highway of the Field of the Fuller.
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