2 Kings 6:22 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 6:22 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תַכֶּ֔ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
הַאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁבִ֛יתָ
shâbâh
H7617
to capture
בְּחַרְבְּךָ֥
chereb
H2719
sword
וּֽבְקַשְׁתְּךָ֖
qesheth
H7198
bow
אַתָּ֣ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
מַכֶּ֑ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
שִׂים֩
sûwm
H7760
to put
לֶ֨חֶם
lechem
H3899
bread
וָמַ֜יִם
mayim
H4325
water
לִפְנֵיהֶ֗ם
pânîym
H6440
face
וְיֹֽאכְלוּ֙
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְיִשְׁתּ֔וּ
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
וְיֵלְכ֖וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֲדֹנֵיהֶֽם
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
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World English Bible Public Domain
He answered, You shall not strike them: would you strike those whom you have taken captive with your sword and with your bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he said, “Do not strike. Are you striking those whom you capture with your sword and with your bow? Put bread and water to their faces that they may eat and drink, and let them go to their master.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).