2 Kings 8:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 8:21 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 →
וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
יוֹרָם֙
Yôwrâm
H3141
Joram
צָעִ֔ירָה
Tsâʻîyr
H6811
Zair
וְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָרֶ֖כֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
עִמּ֑וֹ
ʻim
H5973
with
וַֽיְהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ה֞וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
קָ֣ם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
לַ֗יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
וַיַּכֶּ֨ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֱד֜וֹם
ʼĔdôm
H123
Edom
הַסֹּבֵ֤יב
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
וְאֵת֙
ʼêth
H853
-
שָׂרֵ֣י
sar
H8269
prince
הָרֶ֔כֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
וַיָּ֥נָס
nûwç
H5127
to flee
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
לְאֹהָלָֽיו
ʼôhel
H168
tent
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Joram passed over to Zair, and all his chariots with him: and he rose up by night, and struck the Edomites who surrounded him, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.
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King James Version Public Domain
So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Joram passed over to Zair, and all of the chariotry with him. And it happened, he, he arose night, and he struck Edom, having surrounded him, and the commanders of the chariotry, but the people fled to its tents.
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