2 Kings 6:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 6:18 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 →
וַיֵּרְדוּ֮
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֵלָיו֒
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל
pâlal
H6419
to pray
אֱלִישָׁ֤ע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
H477
Elisha
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיֹּאמַ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
נָ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַגּוֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֑ים
çanvêr
H5575
sudden blindness
וַיַּכֵּ֥ם
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בַּסַּנְוֵרִ֖ים
çanvêr
H5575
sudden blindness
כִּדְבַ֥ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֱלִישָֽׁע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
H477
Elisha
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World English Bible Public Domain
When they came down to him, Elisha prayed to Yahweh, and said, Please smite this people with blindness. He struck them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said, Smite this people, I pray thee, with blindness. And he smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they came down to him, and Elisha prayed to Yahweh and said, “Please strike this nation with blindness.” And he struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).