2 Kings 4:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 4:16 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 →
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַמּוֹעֵ֤ד
môwʻêd
H4150
appointed time
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
כָּעֵ֣ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
חַיָּ֔ה
chay
H2416
living
אתי
ʼattâh
H859
you
אַ֖תְּ
ʼattâh
H859
you
חֹבֶ֣קֶת
châbaq
H2263
to embrace
בֵּ֑ן
bên
H1121
son
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
אֲדֹנִי֙
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תְּכַזֵּ֖ב
kâzab
H3576
to lie
בְּשִׁפְחָתֶֽךָ
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
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World English Bible Public Domain
He said, At this season, when the time comes round, you shall embrace a son. She said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your handmaid.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he said, About this season, according to the time of life, thou shalt embrace a son. And she said, Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie unto thine handmaid.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “In this season, according to the time of reviving, you will embrace a son.” And she said, “No, my lord, man of God, do not lie to your maidservant.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).