2 Kings 8:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 8:19 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 →
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָבָ֤ה
ʼâbâh
H14
to be willing
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְהַשְׁחִ֣ית
shâchath
H7843
to destroy
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
לְמַ֖עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
דָּוִ֣ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
עַבְדּ֑וֹ
ʻebed
H5650
servant
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אָֽמַר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֗וֹ
לָתֵ֨ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
ל֥וֹ
נִ֛יר
nîyr
H5216
lamp
לְבָנָ֖יו
bên
H1121
son
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיָּמִֽים
yôwm
H3117
day
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World English Bible Public Domain
However Yahweh would not destroy Judah, for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give to him a lamp for his children always.
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King James Version Public Domain
Yet the LORD would not destroy Judah for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But Yahweh was not willing to destroy Judah, for the sake of David his servant, just as he had said to him, to give to him a lamp for his sons all of the days.
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