2 Kings 2:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:23 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 →
וַיַּ֥עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מִשָּׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
בֵּֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵ֑ל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
וְה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
עֹלֶ֣ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בַדֶּ֗רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
וּנְעָרִ֤ים
naʻar
H5288
boy
קְטַנִּים֙
qâṭân
H6996
small
יָצְא֣וּ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיִּתְקַלְּסוּ
qâlaç
H7046
to mock
בוֹ֙
וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֔וֹ
עֲלֵ֥ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
קֵרֵ֖חַ
qêrêach
H7142
bald
עֲלֵ֥ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
קֵרֵֽחַ
qêrêach
H7142
bald
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World English Bible Public Domain
He went up from there to Bethel; and as he was going up by the way, there came forth young lads out of the city, and mocked him, and said to him, Go up, you baldy; go up, you baldhead.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he went up from thence unto Bethel: and as he was going up by the way, there came forth little children out of the city, and mocked him, and said unto him, Go up, thou bald head; go up, thou bald head.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he went up from there Bethel, and he was going up on the road, and young men came out from the city, and they mocked him. And they said to him, “Go up, bald! Go up, bald!”
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