2 Kings 20:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 20:9 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּ
Yᵉshaʻyâh
H3470
Isaiah
זֶה
zeh
H2088
this
לְּךָ֤
הָאוֹת֙
ʼôwth
H226
sign
מֵאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H854
with
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדָּבָ֖ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֵּ֑ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
הָלַ֤ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
הַצֵּל֙
tsêl
H6738
shadow
עֶ֣שֶׂר
ʻeser
H6235
ten
מַֽעֲל֔וֹת
maʻălâh
H4609
step
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יָשׁ֖וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
עֶ֥שֶׂר
ʻeser
H6235
ten
מַעֲלֽוֹת
maʻălâh
H4609
step
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World English Bible Public Domain
Isaiah said, This shall be the sign to you from Yahweh, that Yahweh will do the thing that he has spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten steps, or go back ten steps?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Isaiah said, This sign shalt thou have of the LORD, that the LORD will do the thing that he hath spoken: shall the shadow go forward ten degrees, or go back ten degrees?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Isaiah said, “This the sign for you from Yahweh that Yahweh will do the thing that he has spoken. The shadow has gone forward ten steps. If it shall go back ten steps?”
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