2 Kings 4:30 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 4:30 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 →
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵ֣ם
ʼêm
H517
mother
הַנַּ֔עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְחֵֽי
chay
H2416
living
נַפְשְׁךָ֖
nephesh
H5315
soul
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אֶעֶזְבֶ֑ךָּ
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
וַיָּ֖קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אַחֲרֶֽיהָ
ʼachar
H310
after
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
The mother of the child said, As Yahweh lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you. He arose, and followed her.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the mother of the young man said, “The life of Yahweh and the life of your soul, if I should leave you.” And he arose, and he went after her.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).