2 Kings 4:43 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 4:43 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ
shârath
H8334
to minister
מָ֚ה
mâh
H4100
what
אֶתֵּ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
זֶ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
לִפְנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
מֵ֣אָה
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
אִ֑ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
תֵּ֤ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
וְיֹאכֵ֔לוּ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
כֹ֥ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֛ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אָכֹ֥ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְהוֹתֵֽר
yâthar
H3498
to remain
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World English Bible Public Domain
His servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus says Yahweh, They shall eat, and shall leave of it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And his servitor said, What, should I set this before an hundred men? He said again, Give the people, that they may eat: for thus saith the LORD, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the one serving him said, “How shall I set this to the face of a hundred men?” And he said, “Give to the people that they may eat, for thus says Yahweh, ‘Eating and leaving over.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).