2 Kings 6:30 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 6:30 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 →
וַיְהִי֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִשְׁמֹ֨עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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דִּבְרֵ֤י
dâbâr
H1697
word
הָֽאִשָּׁה֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וַיִּקְרַ֣ע
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בְּגָדָ֔יו
beged
H899
garment
וְה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
עֹבֵ֣ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַחֹמָ֑ה
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
וַיַּ֣רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וְהִנֵּ֥ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הַשַּׂ֛ק
saq
H8242
sackcloth
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בְּשָׂר֖וֹ
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
מִבָּֽיִת
bayith
H1004
house
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he tore his clothes (now he was passing by on the wall); and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within on his flesh.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, when the king heard the words of the woman, that he rent his clothes; and he passed by upon the wall, and the people looked, and, behold, he had sackcloth within upon his flesh.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened when the king heard the words of the woman that he tore his clothes. And he was passing by on the wall, and the people saw, and behold, sackcloth on his flesh, from beneath.
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