2 Kings 20:11 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 20:11 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 →
וַיִּקְרָ֛א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
יְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּ
Yᵉshaʻyâh
H3470
Isaiah
הַנָּבִ֖יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיָּ֣שֶׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַצֵּ֗ל
tsêl
H6738
shadow
בַּֽ֠מַּעֲלוֹת
maʻălâh
H4609
step
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָרְדָ֜ה
yârad
H3381
to go down
בְּמַעֲל֥וֹת
maʻălâh
H4609
step
אָחָ֛ז
ʼÂchâz
H271
Ahaz
אֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית
ʼăchôrannîyth
H322
backwards
עֶ֥שֶׂר
ʻeser
H6235
ten
מַעֲלֽוֹת
maʻălâh
H4609
step
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World English Bible Public Domain
Isaiah the prophet cried to Yahweh; and he brought the shadow ten steps backward, by which it had gone down on the dial of Ahaz.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Isaiah the prophet cried unto the LORD: and he brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down in the dial of Ahaz.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Isaiah the prophet called to Yahweh, and he made the shadow go back on the steps that it had gone down on the steps of Ahaz, backward ten steps.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).