2 Kings 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:4 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 →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֨וֹ
אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
אֱלִישָׁ֣ע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
H477
Elisha
שֵֽׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
פֹ֗ה
pôh
H6311
here
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
שְׁלָחַ֣נִי
shâlach
H7971
to send
יְרִיח֔וֹ
Yᵉrîychôw
H3405
Jericho
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְחֵֽי
chay
H2416
living
נַפְשְׁךָ֖
nephesh
H5315
soul
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יְרִיחֽוֹ
Yᵉrîychôw
H3405
Jericho
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World English Bible Public Domain
Elijah said to him, Elisha, please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to Jericho. He said, As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for the LORD hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Elijah said to Elisha, “Stay here, please, because Yahweh has sent me Jericho.” And he said, “The life of Yahweh, and the life of your soul, if I should leave you.” And they came Jericho.
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