2 Kings 2:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:19 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמְר֜וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַנְשֵׁ֤י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָעִיר֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֱלִישָׁ֔ע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
H477
Elisha
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
נָ֞א
nâʼ
H4994
please
מוֹשַׁ֤ב
môwshâb
H4186
dwelling place
הָעִיר֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
ט֔וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲדֹנִ֖י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
רֹאֶ֑ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְהַמַּ֥יִם
mayim
H4325
water
רָעִ֖ים
raʻ
H7451
evil
וְהָאָ֥רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מְשַׁכָּֽלֶת
shâkôl
H7921
to be bereaved
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World English Bible Public Domain
The men of the city said to Elisha, Behold, we pray you, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees: but the water is bad, and the land miscarries.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the men of the city said unto Elisha, Behold, I pray thee, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord seeth: but the water is naught, and the ground barren.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, please, the dwelling place of the city good, just as my lord is seeing. But the waters bad, so the land is miscarrying.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).