2 Kings 2:24 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:24 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 →
וַיִּ֤פֶן
pânâh
H6437
to turn
אַֽחֲרָיו֙
ʼachar
H310
after
וַיִּרְאֵ֔ם
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם
qâlal
H7043
to be light
בְּשֵׁ֣ם
shêm
H8034
name
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
שְׁתַּ֤יִם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
דֻּבִּים֙
dôb
H1677
bear
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַיַּ֔עַר
yaʻar
H3293
forest
וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה
bâqaʻ
H1234
to split
מֵהֶ֔ם
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
ʼarbâʻîym
H705
forty
וּשְׁנֵ֖י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
יְלָדִֽים
yeled
H3206
child
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World English Bible Public Domain
He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Yahweh. There came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and mauled forty-two lads of them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he turned behind him, and he saw them, and he cursed them in the name of Yahweh. And two female bears came out from the forest, and they tore apart from them 42 of the boys.
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