2 Kings 2:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:15 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 →
וַיִּרְאֻ֨הוּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
הַנְּבִיאִ֤ים
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בִּֽירִיחוֹ֙
Yᵉrîychôw
H3405
Jericho
מִנֶּ֔גֶד
neged
H5048
before
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נָ֛חָה
nûwach
H5117
to rest
ר֥וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
אֱלִישָׁ֑ע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
H477
Elisha
וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לִקְרָאת֔וֹ
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
ל֖וֹ
אָֽרְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
When the sons of the prophets who were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah does rest on Elisha. They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when the sons of the prophets which were to view at Jericho saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And sons of the prophets who in Jericho saw him from opposite, and they said, “The spirit of Elijah rests on Elisha!” And they came to meet him, and they prostrated themselves to him, to the ground.
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