King James Version

2 Kings 3:22

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:

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וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvayashkimvand up, rise up) earlyשָׁכַםconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and up, rise up) early”, the next action in the storyH7925literally, to load up (on the back of man or beast), i.e. to start early in the morning(arise, be up, get (oneself) up, rise up) early (betimes), morning.בַבֹּ֔קֶרvaboqerin dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.וְהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁvehashemeshand the sunשֶׁמֶשׁconjunction, definite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and the sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).זָרְחָ֣הzarechahas soon as it is upזָרַחverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as soon as it is up”, a completed actionH2224properly, to irradiate (or shoot forth beams), i.e. to rise (as the sun); specifically, to appear (as a symptom of leprosy)arise, rise (up), as soon as it is up.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…הַמָּ֑יִםhamayimthe waterמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).וַיִּרְא֨וּvayirvand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and see”, the next action in the storyH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…מוֹאָ֥בmoavMoabמוֹאָבnoun, proper name — “Moab”H4124Moab, an incestuous son of Lot; also his territory and descendantsMoab.מִנֶּ֛גֶדminegedfrom againstנֶגֶדpreposition, preposition — “from against”H5048a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or beforeabout, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.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).הַמַּ֖יִםhamayimthe waterמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).אֲדֻמִּ֥יםadumimruddyאָדֹםadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “ruddy”, the ordinary formH122rosyred, ruddy.כַּדָּֽםkadamas blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as blood , innocent”, the ordinary formH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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;

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American Standard Version (1901)

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:

Young’s Literal Translation

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,

World English Bible

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.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

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,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὤρθρισαν τοπρωῒ, καὶ ὁ ἥλιος ἀνέτειλεν ἐπὶ τὰ ὕδατα· καὶ εἶδε Μωὰβ ἐξεναντίας τὰ ὕδατα πυῤῥὰ ὡς αἷμα,