2 Kings 2:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:21 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 →
וַיֵּצֵא֙
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מוֹצָ֣א
môwtsâʼ
H4161
going forth
הַמַּ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַיַּשְׁלֶךְ
shâlak
H7993
to throw
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
מֶ֑לַח
melach
H4417
salt
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֹּֽה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
רִפִּ֨אתִי֙
râphâʼ
H7495
to heal
לַמַּ֣יִם
mayim
H4325
water
הָאֵ֔לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִשָּׁ֛ם
shâm
H8033
there
ע֖וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
מָ֥וֶת
mâveth
H4194
death
וּמְשַׁכָּֽלֶת
shâkôl
H7921
to be bereaved
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World English Bible Public Domain
He went forth to the spring of the waters, and cast salt therein, and said, Thus says Yahweh, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from there any more death or miscarrying.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, and cast the salt in there, and said, Thus saith the LORD, I have healed these waters; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he went out to the source of the waters, and he threw salt there. And he said, “Thus says Yahweh, ‘I have healed these waters. Death and miscarrying will not still be from there.’”
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