2 Kings 4:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 4:8 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 →
וַיְהִ֨י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַיּ֜וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
וַיַּעֲבֹ֧ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
אֱלִישָׁ֣ע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
H477
Elisha
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
שׁוּנֵ֗ם
Shûwnêm
H7766
Shunem
וְשָׁם֙
shâm
H8033
there
אִשָּׁ֣ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
גְדוֹלָ֔ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וַתַּחֲזֶק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
בּ֖וֹ
לֶאֱכָל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
לָ֑חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִדֵּ֣י
day
H1767
enough
עָבְר֔וֹ
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
יָסֻ֥ר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
שָׁ֖מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
לֶאֱכָל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
לָֽחֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
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World English Bible Public Domain
It fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. So it was, that as often as he passed by, he turned in there to eat bread.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where was a great woman; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was, that as oft as he passed by, he turned in thither to eat bread.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it was the day, and Elisha went over to Shunem, and a great woman there, and she constrained him to eat bread. And it happened that as often as he passed by, he turned aside to there to eat bread.
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