2 Kings 6:5 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 6:5 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 →
וַיְהִ֤י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָֽאֶחָד֙
ʼechâd
H259
one
מַפִּ֣יל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
הַקּוֹרָ֔ה
qôwrâh
H6982
beam
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל
barzel
H1270
iron
נָפַ֣ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמָּ֑יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַיִּצְעַ֥ק
tsâʻaq
H6817
to cry out
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲהָ֥הּ
ʼăhâhh
H162
alas
אֲדֹנִ֖י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
וְה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
שָׁאֽוּל
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
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World English Bible Public Domain
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.
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King James Version Public Domain
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened, one was felling a beam, and the iron fell into the water. And he cried out and said, “Alas, my lord, for it was lent!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).