2 Kings 2:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 2:8 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 →
וַיִּקַּח֩
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַדַּרְתּ֤וֹ
ʼaddereth
H155
glory
וַיִּגְלֹם֙
gâlam
H1563
to wrap
וַיַּכֶּ֣ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמַּ֔יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַיֵּחָצ֖וּ
châtsâh
H2673
to divide
הֵ֣נָּה
hênnâh
H2008
here
וָהֵ֑נָּה
hênnâh
H2008
here
וַיַּעַבְר֥וּ
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
בֶּחָרָבָֽה
chârâbâh
H2724
dry land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and struck the waters, and they were divided here and there, so that they two went over on dry ground.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Elijah took his cloak and rolled up, and he struck the waters, and they were divided, here and here. And the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
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