2 Kings 2:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:17 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 →
וַיִּפְצְרוּ
pâtsar
H6484
to push
ב֥וֹ
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
בֹּ֖שׁ
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׁלָ֑חוּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
חֲמִשִּׁ֣ים
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
שְׁלֹשָֽׁה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
יָמִ֖ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מְצָאֻֽהוּ
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
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World English Bible Public Domain
When they urged him until he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but didn't find him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they urged him till he was ashamed, he said, Send. They sent therefore fifty men; and they sought three days, but found him not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But they urged him until he felt shame, so he said, “Send.” And they sent fifty men, and they searched three days, but they did not find him.
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