2 Kings 9:20 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 9:20 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 →
וַיַּגֵּ֤ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
הַצֹּפֶה֙
tsâphâh
H6822
to keep watch
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בָּ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
ʼêl
H413
to
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁ֑ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
וְהַמִּנְהָ֗ג
minhâg
H4491
charioteering
כְּמִנְהַג֙
minhâg
H4491
charioteering
יֵה֣וּא
Yêhûwʼ
H3058
Jehu
בֶן
bên
H1121
son
נִמְשִׁ֔י
Nimshîy
H5250
Nimshi
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
בְשִׁגָּע֖וֹן
shiggâʻôwn
H7697
madness
יִנְהָֽג
nâhag
H5090
to drive
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World English Bible Public Domain
The watchman told, saying, He came even to them, and isn't coming back: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he drives furiously.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the watchman told, saying, He came even unto them, and cometh not again: and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi; for he driveth furiously.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the watchman declared, saying, “He has come to them, but he has not returned, and the driving like the driving of Jehu, the son of Nimshi, for he drives with madness.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).