2 Kings 2:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:18 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 →
וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֵלָ֔יו
ʼêl
H413
to
וְה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יֹשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בִּירִיח֑וֹ
Yᵉrîychôw
H3405
Jericho
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵהֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
הֲלֽוֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָמַ֥רְתִּי
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
ʼêl
H413
to
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תֵּלֵֽכוּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
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World English Bible Public Domain
They came back to him, while he stayed at Jericho; and he said to them, "Didn't I tell you, 'Don't go?'"
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them, Did I not say unto you, Go not?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they returned to him (and he was staying in Jericho), and he said to them, “Did I not say to you, ‘Do not go’?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).