2 Kings 18:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 18:23 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 →
וְעַתָּה֙
ʻattâh
H6258
now
הִתְעָ֣רֶב
ʻârab
H6148
to pledge
נָ֔א
nâʼ
H4994
please
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
אֲדֹנִ֖י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אַשּׁ֑וּר
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְךָ֙
אַלְפַּ֣יִם
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
סוּסִ֔ים
çûwç
H5483
horse
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תּוּכַ֕ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לָ֥תֶת
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְךָ֖
רֹכְבִ֥ים
râkab
H7392
to ride
עֲלֵיהֶֽם
ʻal
H5921
upon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now therefore, Please give pledges to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give you two thousand horses, if you are able on your part to set riders on them.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now therefore, I pray thee, give pledges to my lord the king of Assyria, and I will deliver thee two thousand horses, if thou be able on thy part to set riders upon them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘And now, wager, please, with my master, with the king of Assyria. And I will give to you 2,000 horses if you are able to put riders on them for yourself.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).