2 Kings 6:5 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וַיְהִ֤י	h1961
1	But as one	הָֽאֶחָד֙	h259
6	fell	נָפַ֣ל	h5307
3	a beam	הַקּוֹרָ֔ה	h6982
4		וְאֶת	h853
5	the axe head	הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל	h1270
6	fell	נָפַ֣ל	h5307
7		אֶל	h413
8	into the water	הַמָּ֑יִם	h4325
9	and he cried	וַיִּצְעַ֥ק	h6817
10	and said	וַיֹּ֛אמֶר	h559
11	Alas	אֲהָ֥הּ	h162
12	master	אֲדֹנִ֖י	h113
13		וְה֥וּא	h1931
14	for it was borrowed	שָׁאֽוּל׃	h7592

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And it came to pass as one was felling a beam, that the iron fell into the water; and he cried and said, Alas, master, and it was borrowed!

Webster's Bible (WBT)

But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

World English Bible (WEB)

But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, `Alas! my lord, and it asked!'