2 Kings 7:2 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 7:2 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 →
וַיַּ֣עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
הַשָּׁלִ֡ישׁ
shâlîysh
H7991
officer
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לַמֶּלֶךְ֩
melek
H4428
king
נִשְׁעָ֨ן
shâʻan
H8172
to lean on
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יָד֜וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֱלֹהִים֮
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וַיֹּאמַר֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
עֹשֶׂ֤ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֲרֻבּוֹת֙
ʼărubbâh
H699
lattice
בַּשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
הֲיִהְיֶ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֑ה
zeh
H2088
this
וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הִנְּכָ֤ה
hên
H2005
behold
רֹאֶה֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וּמִשָּׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֹאכֵֽל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the captain on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if Yahweh should make windows in heaven, might this thing be? He said, Behold, you shall see it with your eyes, but shall not eat of it.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the LORD would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the captain who to the king, leaning himself on his hand, answered the man of God and said, “Behold Yahweh, making windows in the heavens, may this thing be?” And he said, “Behold you, seeing with your eyes, but from there you will not eat.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).