2 Kings 22:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 22:3 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בִּשְׁמֹנֶ֤ה
shᵉmôneh
H8083
eight
עֶשְׂרֵה֙
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
שָׁנָ֔ה
shâneh
H8141
year
לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ
Yôʼshîyâh
H2977
Josiah
שָׁלַ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שָׁפָ֨ן
shâphân
H8227
rock badger
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
אֲצַלְיָ֤הוּ
ʼĂtsalyâhûw
H683
Azaliah
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
מְשֻׁלָּם֙
Mᵉshullâm
H4918
Meshullam
הַסֹּפֵ֔ר
çâphar
H5608
to count
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לֵאמֹֽר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Yahweh, saying,
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, that the king sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of the LORD, saying,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened in the eighteenth year of King Josiah, the king sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, the son of Meshullam, the scribe, to the house of Yahweh, saying,
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