2 Kings 2:10 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:10 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 →
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִקְשִׁ֣יתָ
qâshâh
H7185
to be hard
לִשְׁא֑וֹל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
תִּרְאֶ֨ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֹתִ֜י
ʼêth
H853
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לֻקָּ֤ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
מֵֽאִתָּךְ֙
ʼêth
H854
with
יְהִֽי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְךָ֣
כֵ֔ן
kên
H3651
thus
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
אַ֖יִן
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִהְיֶֽה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, You have asked a hard thing: [nevertheless], if you see me when I am taken from you, it shall be so to you; but if not, it shall not be so.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, Thou hast asked a hard thing: nevertheless, if thou see me when I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee; but if not, it shall not be so.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “In asking, you have made difficult. If you see me being taken from with you, it will be thus for you. But if not, it will not be.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).