King James Version

2 Kings 3:18

And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD: he will deliver the Moabites also into your hand.

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וְנָקַ֥לvenaqaland make brightקָלַלconjunction, verb, niphal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and make bright”, a completed action in a sequenceH7043to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)abate, make bright, bring into contempt, (ac-) curse, despise, (be) ease(-y, -ier), (be a, make, make somewhat, move, seem a, set) light(-en, -er, -ly, -ly afflict, -ly esteem, thing), [idiom] slight(-ly), be swift(-er), (be, be more, make…זֹ֖אתzotthisזֹאתpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.בְּעֵינֵ֣יbeeynein eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct — “in eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).וְנָתַ֥ןvenatanand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, a completed action in a sequenceH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).מוֹאָ֖בmoavMoabמוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Moab”H4124Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendantsMoab.בְּיֶדְכֶֽםbeyedkhemin handיָדpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And this is but a light thing in the sight of Jehovah: he will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

Young’s Literal Translation

'And this hath been light in the eyes of Jehovah, and he hath given Moab into your hand,

World English Bible

This is an easy thing in Yahweh’s sight. He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

Darby Translation

And this is a light thing in the sight of Jehovah: he will give the Moabites also into your hand.

Douay-Rheims

And this is a small thing in the sight of the Lord: moreover he will deliver also Moab into your hands.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And this is but a light thing in the sight of the LORD; He will also deliver the Moabites into your hand.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And this is a light thing in the eyes of the Lord: I will also deliver Moab into your hand.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κούφη αὑτὴ ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς Κυρίου· καὶ παραδώσω τὴν Μωὰβ ἐν χειρὶ ὑμῶν.