2 Kings 9:18 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 9:18 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 →
וַיֵּלֶךְ֩
yâlak
H3212
to walk
רֹכֵ֨ב
râkab
H7392
to ride
הַסּ֜וּס
çûwç
H5483
horse
לִקְרָאת֗וֹ
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כֹּֽה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙
melek
H4428
king
הֲשָׁל֔וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
וַיֹּ֧אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יֵה֛וּא
Yêhûwʼ
H3058
Jehu
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
לְּךָ֥
וּלְשָׁל֖וֹם
shâlôwm
H7965
peace
סֹ֣ב
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֶֽל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַחֲרָ֑י
ʼachar
H310
after
וַיַּגֵּ֤ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
הַצֹּפֶה֙
tsâphâh
H6822
to keep watch
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בָּֽא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
הֵ֖ם
hêm
H1992
they
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָֽׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
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World English Bible Public Domain
So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus says the king, Is it peace? Jehu said, What have you to do with peace? turn you behind me. The watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he isn't coming back.
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King James Version Public Domain
So there went one on horseback to meet him, and said, Thus saith the king, Is it peace? And Jehu said, What hast thou to do with peace? turn thee behind me. And the watchman told, saying, The messenger came to them, but he cometh not again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the rider of the horse went to meet him, and he said, “Thus says the king, ‘Peace?’” And Jehu said, “What to you and to peace? Turn around to after me.” And the watchman declared, saying, “The messenger has come to them, but he has not returned.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).