2 Kings 3:27 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 3:27 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 →
וַיִּקַּח֩
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנ֨וֹ
bên
H1121
son
הַבְּכ֜וֹר
bᵉkôwr
H1060
firstborn
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִמְלֹ֣ךְ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
תַּחְתָּ֗יו
tachath
H8478
under
וַיַּעֲלֵ֤הוּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
עֹלָה֙
ʻôlâh
H5930
burnt offering
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַ֣חֹמָ֔ה
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
וַיְהִ֥י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
קֶצֶף
qetseph
H7110
wrath
גָּד֖וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיִּסְעוּ֙
nâçaʻ
H5265
to journey
מֵֽעָלָ֔יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
לָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then he took his eldest son who would have reigned in his place, and offered him for a burnt offering on the wall. There was great wrath against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and offered him for a burnt offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel: and they departed from him, and returned to their own land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So he took his firstborn son, who would reign in his place, and he offered him a burnt offering on the wall. And great wrath was against Israel, and they departed from upon him, and they returned to the land.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).