2 Kings 9:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 9:17 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 →
וְהַצֹּפֶה֩
tsâphâh
H6822
to keep watch
עֹמֵ֨ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
עַֽל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמִּגְדָּ֜ל
migdâl
H4026
tower
בְּיִזְרְעֶ֗אל
Yizrᵉʻêʼl
H3157
Jezreel
וַיַּ֞רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שִׁפְעַ֤ת
shiphʻâh
H8229
abundance
יֵהוּא֙
Yêhûwʼ
H3058
Jehu
בְּבֹא֔וֹ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שִׁפְעַ֖ת
shiphʻâh
H8229
abundance
אֲנִ֣י
ʼănîy
H589
I
רֹאֶ֑ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוֹרָ֗ם
Yᵉhôwrâm
H3088
Jehoram
קַ֥ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
רַכָּ֛ב
rakkâb
H7395
horseman
וּֽשְׁלַ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
לִקְרָאתָ֖ם
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
וְיֹאמַ֥ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֲשָׁלֽוֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now the watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
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King James Version Public Domain
And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a watchman was standing on the tower in Jezreel, and he saw the multitude of Jehu as he came, and he said, “I am seeing a multitude.” And Jehoram said, “Take a horseman and send to meet them, and he shall say, ‘Peace?’”
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