2 Kings 7:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 7:17 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 →
וְהַמֶּלֶךְ֩
melek
H4428
king
הִפְקִ֨יד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַשָּׁלִ֜ישׁ
shâlîysh
H7991
officer
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נִשְׁעָ֤ן
shâʻan
H8172
to lean on
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יָדוֹ֙
yâd
H3027
hand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַשַּׁ֔עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
וַיִּרְמְסֻ֧הוּ
râmaç
H7429
to trample
הָעָ֛ם
ʻam
H5971
people
בַּשַּׁ֖עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
וַיָּמֹ֑ת
mûwth
H4191
to die
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּר֙
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
דִּבֶּ֔ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
בְּרֶ֥דֶת
yârad
H3381
to go down
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֵלָֽיו
ʼêl
H413
to
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king appointed the captain on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trod on him in the gate, and he died as the man of God had said, who spoke when the king came down to him.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king appointed the lord on whose hand he leaned to have the charge of the gate: and the people trode upon him in the gate, and he died, as the man of God had said, who spake when the king came down to him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king appointed the captain whom he was leaning himself on his hand over the gate, but the people trampled him in the gate, and he died, just as the man of God had spoken, what he spoke when the king came down to him.
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