2 Kings 4:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 4:7 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 →
וַתָּבֹ֗א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַתַּגֵּד֙
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְכִי֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
מִכְרִ֣י
mâkar
H4376
to sell
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַשֶּׁ֔מֶן
shemen
H8081
fat
וְשַׁלְּמִ֖י
shâlam
H7999
to be at peace
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נשיכי
nᵉshîy
H5386
debt
נִשְׁיֵ֑ךְ
nᵉshîy
H5386
debt
וְאַ֣תְּ
ʼattâh
H859
you
בניכי
bên
H1121
son
וּבָנַ֔יִךְ
bên
H1121
son
תִֽחְיִ֖י
châyâh
H2421
to live
בַּנּוֹתָֽר
yâthar
H3498
to remain
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then she came and told the man of God. He said, Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt, and live you and your sons of the rest.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then she came and told the man of God. And he said, Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy children of the rest.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she came and declared to the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil and repay your debt. And you may live on the rest, you and your sons.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).