2 Kings 3:26 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 3:26 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 →
וַיַּרְא֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מוֹאָ֔ב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
חָזַ֥ק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
מִמֶּ֖נּוּ
min
H4480
from
הַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וַיִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
א֠וֹתוֹ
ʼêth
H853
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שְׁבַע
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
מֵא֨וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
אִ֜ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
שֹׁ֣לֵֽף
shâlaph
H8025
to draw off
חֶ֗רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
לְהַבְקִ֛יעַ
bâqaʻ
H1234
to split
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֱד֖וֹם
ʼĔdôm
H123
Edom
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָכֹֽלוּ
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
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World English Bible Public Domain
When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too severe for him, he took with him seven hundred men who drew sword, to break through to the king of Edom; but they could not.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when the king of Moab saw that the battle was too sore for him, he took with him seven hundred men that drew swords, to break through even unto the king of Edom: but they could not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king of Moab saw that the battle was stronger than him. And he took with him 700 men drawing a sword to break through to the king of Edom, but they were not able.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).