2 Kings 4:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 4:3 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
לְכִ֨י
yâlak
H3212
to walk
שַׁאֲלִי
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
לָ֤ךְ
כֵּלִים֙
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַח֔וּץ
chûwts
H2351
outside
מֵאֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H854
with
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
שכנכי
shâkên
H7934
inhabitant
שְׁכֵנָ֑יִךְ
shâkên
H7934
inhabitant
כֵּלִ֥ים
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
רֵקִ֖ים
rêyq
H7386
empty
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּמְעִֽיטִי
mâʻaṭ
H4591
to diminish
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then he said, Go, borrow you vessels abroad of all your neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then he said, Go, borrow thee vessels abroad of all thy neighbors, even empty vessels; borrow not a few.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “Go, ask for yourself vessels from outside, from all of your neighbors, empty vessels. Do not get few.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).