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Moab’s Rebellion

2 Kings 3:22

In 11 translations

BSB
When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and it looked as red as blood to the Moabites across the way.
KJV
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood:
WEB
They rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone on the water, and the Moabites saw the water opposite them as red as blood.
ASV
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water over against them as red as blood:
LSV
And they rise early in the morning, and the sun has shone on the waters, and the Moabites see, from opposite [them], [that] the waters [are] red as blood,
YLT
And they rise early in the morning, and the sun hath shone on the waters, and the Moabites see, from over-against, the waters red as blood,
DBY
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side red as blood.
DRC
And they rose early in the morning, and the sun being now up, and shining upon the waters, the Moabites saw the waters over against them red, like blood,
GNV
And they rose earely in the morning, when the sunne arose vpon the water, and the Moabites saw the water ouer against them, as red as blood.
JPS
And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the water, and the Moabites saw the water some way off as red as blood;
LXXE
And they rose early in the morning, and the sun rose upon the waters, and Moab saw the waters on the opposite side red as blood.

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Original-language editions

WLC
וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ בַבֹּ֔קֶר וְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ זָרְחָ֣ה עַל־הַמָּ֑יִם וַיִּרְא֨וּ מוֹאָ֥ב מִנֶּ֛גֶד אֶת־הַמַּ֖יִם אֲדֻמִּ֥ים כַּדָּֽם׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ ὤρθρισαν τοπρωῒ, καὶ ὁ ἥλιος ἀνέτειλεν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα· καὶ εἶδε Μωὰβ ἐξεναντίας τὰ ὕδατα πυῤῥὰ ὡς αἷμα,

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