2 Kings 3:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 3:9 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 →
וַיֵּלֶךְ֩
yâlak
H3212
to walk
מֶ֨לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וּמֶֽלֶך
melek
H4428
king
יְהוּדָה֙
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וּמֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֱד֔וֹם
ʼĔdôm
H123
Edom
וַיָּסֹ֕בּוּ
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
דֶּ֖רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
שִׁבְעַ֣ת
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
יָמִ֑ים
yôwm
H3117
day
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָיָ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מַ֧יִם
mayim
H4325
water
לַֽמַּחֲנֶ֛ה
machăneh
H4264
camp
וְלַבְּהֵמָ֖ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּרַגְלֵיהֶֽם
regel
H7272
foot
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World English Bible Public Domain
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom; and they made a circuit of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, nor for the animals that followed them.
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King James Version Public Domain
So the king of Israel went, and the king of Judah, and the king of Edom: and they fetched a compass of seven days' journey: and there was no water for the host, and for the cattle that followed them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And, the king of Israel, went with the king of Judah and the king of Edom, and they went around, a journey of seven days. But water was not for the camp or for the animals that at their feet.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).