2 Kings 2:24 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And he turnedוַיִּ֤פֶןh6437
1backאַֽחֲרָיו֙h310
2and lookedוַיִּרְאֵ֔םh7200
3on them and cursedוַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖םh7043
4them in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םh8034
5of the LORDיְהוָ֑הh3068
6And there came forthוַתֵּצֶ֨אנָהh3318
14and twoוּשְׁנֵ֖יh8147
8she bearsדֻּבִּים֙h1677
9מִןh4480
10out of the woodהַיַּ֔עַרh3293
11and tareוַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָהh1234
12מֵהֶ֔םh1992
13fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥יםh705
14and twoוּשְׁנֵ֖יh8147
15childrenיְלָדִֽים׃h3206

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two lads of them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And turning back, he saw them, and put a curse on them in the name of the Lord. And two she-bears came out of the wood and put forty-two of the children to death.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of Jehovah. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty-two children of them.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them.

World English Bible (WEB)

He looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of Yahweh. There came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and mauled forty-two lads of them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And he looketh behind him, and seeth them, and declareth them vile in the name of Jehovah, and two bears come out of the forest, and rend of them forty and two lads.