2 Kings 6:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 6:20 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 →
וַיְהִי֮
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּבֹאָ֣ם
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
שֹׁמְרוֹן֒
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלִישָׁ֔ע
ʼĔlîyshâʻ
H477
Elisha
יְהוָ֕ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
פְּקַ֥ח
pâqach
H6491
to open
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
עֵינֵֽי
ʻayin
H5869
eye
אֵ֖לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
וְיִרְא֑וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וַיִּפְקַ֤ח
pâqach
H6491
to open
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
עֵ֣ינֵיהֶ֔ם
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיִּרְא֕וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְהִנֵּ֖ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
בְּת֥וֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, Yahweh, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened when they entered Samaria that Elisha said, “Yahweh, open the eyes of these, that they may see.” And Yahweh opened their eyes, and they saw, and behold, in the midst of Samaria.
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