2 Kings 6:5

In 11 translations

BSB

As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”

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.axe head: Heb. iron

WEB

But as one was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. Then he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.”

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.

LSV

and it comes to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron [ax head] has fallen into the water, and he cries and says, “Aah! My lord, for it was borrowed!”

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!'

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!

DRC

And it happened, as one was felling some timber, that the head of the axe fell into the water: and he cried out, and said: Alas, alas, alas, my lord, for this same was borrowed.

GNV

And as one was felling of a tree, the yron fell into the water: then he cryed, and said, Alas master, it was but borowed.

JPS

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.'

LXXE

And behold, one was cutting down a beam, and the axe head fell into the water: and he cried out, Alas! master: and it was hidden.Gr. iron.

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WLC

וַיְהִ֤י הָֽאֶחָד֙ מַפִּ֣יל הַקּוֹרָ֔ה וְאֶת־הַבַּרְזֶ֖ל נָפַ֣ל אֶל־הַמָּ֑יִם וַיִּצְעַ֥ק וַיֹּ֛אמֶר אֲהָ֥הּ אֲדֹנִ֖י וְה֥וּא שָׁאֽוּל׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ ἰδοὺ ὁ εἷς καταβάλλων τὴν δοκὸν, καὶ τὸ σιδήριον ἐξέπεσεν εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ, καὶ ἐβόησεν, ὤ κύριε, καὶ αὐτὸ κεκρυμμένον.

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Cross-references most cited first

• 2 Kings 3:10“Alas,” said the king of Israel, “for the LORD has summoned these three kings to deliver them into the hand of Moab!”
• Revelation 18:10In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”
• Ecclesiastes 10:10If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
• 2 Kings 6:15When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?”
• Psalms 37:21The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.
• Revelation 18:19Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”
• Revelation 18:16saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
• 2 Kings 4:7She went and told the man of God, and he said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt. Then you and your sons can live on the remainder.”
• Exodus 22:14–15If a man borrows an animal from his neighbor and it is injured or dies while its owner is not present, he must make full restitution. If the owner was present, no restitution is required. If the animal was rented, the…
• Isaiah 10:34He will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.

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