2 Kings 3:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 3:21 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 →
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
מוֹאָב֙
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
שָֽׁמְע֔וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עָל֥וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הַמְּלָכִ֖ים
melek
H4428
king
לְהִלָּ֣חֶם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בָּ֑ם
וַיִּצָּעֲק֗וּ
tsâʻaq
H6817
to cry out
מִכֹּ֨ל
kôl
H3605
all
חֹגֵ֤ר
châgar
H2296
to gird
חֲגֹרָה֙
chăgôwr
H2290
belt
וָמַ֔עְלָה
maʻal
H4605
above
וַיַּעַמְד֖וּ
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַגְּבֽוּל
gᵉbûwl
H1366
border
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now when all the Moabites heard that the kings had come up to fight against them, they gathered themselves together, all who were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood on the border.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight against them, they gathered all that were able to put on armor, and upward, and stood in the border.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all of Moab heard that the kings had come up to fight with them. And they were summoned, from every one tying a belt and upwards, and they stood at the border.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).