2 Kings 7:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 7:4 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 →
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
אָמַרְנוּ֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
נָב֨וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הָעִ֜יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְהָרָעָ֤ב
râʻâb
H7458
famine
בָּעִיר֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וָמַ֣תְנוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
שָׁ֔ם
shâm
H8033
there
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
יָשַׁ֥בְנוּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
פֹ֖ה
pôh
H6311
here
וָמָ֑תְנוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְעַתָּ֗ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
לְכוּ֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְנִפְּלָה֙
nâphal
H5307
to fall
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מַחֲנֵ֣ה
machăneh
H4264
camp
אֲרָ֔ם
ʼĂrâm
H758
Aram
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יְחַיֻּ֣נוּ
châyâh
H2421
to live
נִֽחְיֶ֔ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
יְמִיתֻ֖נוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
וָמָֽתְנוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there; and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall to the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
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King James Version Public Domain
If we say, We will enter into the city, then the famine is in the city, and we shall die there: and if we sit still here, we die also. Now therefore come, and let us fall unto the host of the Syrians: if they save us alive, we shall live; and if they kill us, we shall but die.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ then famine in the city, and we will die there. But if we sit here, then we will die. And now, come, let us fall to the camp of Aram. If they let us live, we will live. And if they kill us, then we will die.”
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