2 Kings 5:8 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 5:8 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 →
וַיְהִ֞י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֱלִישָׁ֣ע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
H477
Elisha
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
קָרַ֤ע
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּגָדָ֔יו
beged
H899
garment
וַיִּשְׁלַח֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֥מָּה
mâh
H4100
what
קָרַ֖עְתָּ
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
בְּגָדֶ֑יךָ
beged
H899
garment
יָבֹֽא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
נָ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
וְיֵדַ֕ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
יֵ֥שׁ
yêsh
H3426
there is
נָבִ֖יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was so, when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Why have you torn your clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying, Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn his clothes that he sent to the king saying, “Why did you tear your clothes? Please let him come to me, and let him know that there is a prophet in Israel.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).