2 Kings 3:23 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 3:23 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 →
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
דָּ֣ם
dâm
H1818
blood
זֶ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
הָחֳרֵ֤ב
chârab
H2717
to lay waste
נֶֽחֶרְבוּ֙
chârab
H2717
to lay waste
הַמְּלָכִ֔ים
melek
H4428
king
וַיַּכּ֖וּ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רֵעֵ֑הוּ
rêaʻ
H7453
friend
וְעַתָּ֥ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
לַשָּׁלָ֖ל
shâlâl
H7998
plunder
מוֹאָֽב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
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World English Bible Public Domain
and they said, This is blood; the kings are surely destroyed, and they have struck each man his fellow: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they said, This is blood: the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another: now therefore, Moab, to the spoil.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said, “This blood! Destroying, the kings have destroyed themselves, and they have struck, a man his fellow. And now, to the spoil, Moab!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).