2 Kings 2:11 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:11 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הֵ֣מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
הֹלְכִ֤ים
hâlak
H1980
to walk
הָלוֹךְ֙
hâlak
H1980
to walk
וְדַבֵּ֔ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
רֶֽכֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
אֵשׁ֙
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וְס֣וּסֵי
çûwç
H5483
horse
אֵ֔שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
וַיַּפְרִ֖דוּ
pârad
H6504
to divide
בֵּ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
שְׁנֵיהֶ֑ם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
וַיַּ֨עַל֙
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
בַּֽסְעָרָ֖ה
çaʻar
H5591
tempest
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, as they still went on, and talked, that behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both apart; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, they were going, going and speaking, and behold, a chariot of fire and horses of fire, and they separated between the two of them. And Elijah went up in a whirlwind the heavens.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).