2 Kings 2:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:6 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
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
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔נָה
Yardên
H3383
Jordan
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
וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
שְׁנֵיהֶֽם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
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World English Bible Public Domain
Elijah said to him, "Please wait here, for Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan." He said, "As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." They two went on.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Elijah said unto him, Tarry, I pray thee, here; for the LORD hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Elijah said to him, “Stay here, please, because Yahweh has sent me to the Jordan.” And he said, “The life of Yahweh, and the life of your soul, if I should leave you.” And the two of them went on.
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