2 Kings 20:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ
(ye·chiz·ki·ya·hu,)
2396: "Yah has strengthened," a king of Judah, also several other Isr.from chazaq and Yah
answered,וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"It is easyנָקֵ֣ל
(na·kel)
7043: to be slight, swift or triflinga prim. root
for the shadowלַצֵּ֔ל
(la·tzel,)
6738: a shadowfrom tsalal
to declineלִנְטֹ֖ות
(lin·to·vt)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
tenעֶ֣שֶׂר
(e·ser)
6235: tenfrom an unused word
steps;מַעֲלֹ֑ות
(ma·'a·lo·vt;)
4609b: a step, stairfrom alah
no,לֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
but let the shadowהַצֵּ֛ל
(ha·tzel)
6738: a shadowfrom tsalal
turnיָשׁ֥וּב
(ya·shuv)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
backwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית
(a·cho·ran·nit)
322: backwardsprol. from achor
tenעֶ֥שֶׂר
(e·ser)
6235: tenfrom an unused word
steps."מַעֲלֹֽות׃
(ma·'a·lo·vt.)
4609b: a step, stairfrom alah


















KJV Lexicon
And Hezekiah
Ychizqiyah  (yekh-iz-kee-yaw')
strengthened of Jah; Jechizkijah, the name of five Israelites -- Hezekiah, Jehizkiah.
answered
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
It is a light thing
qalal  (kaw-lal')
to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)whet.
for the shadow
tsel  (tsale)
shade, whether literal or figurative -- defence, shade(-ow).
to go down
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
ten
`eser  (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
degrees
ma`alah  (mah-al-aw')
elevation, i.e. the act; specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms) -- things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
nay but let the shadow
tsel  (tsale)
shade, whether literal or figurative -- defence, shade(-ow).
return
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
backward
'achoranniyth  (akh-o-ran-neeth')
backwards -- back (-ward, again).
ten
`eser  (eh'ser)
ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits) -- ten, (fif-, seven-)teen.
degrees
ma`alah  (mah-al-aw')
elevation, i.e. the act; specifically a climactic progression (in certain Psalms) -- things that come up, (high) degree, deal, go up, stair, step, story.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So Hezekiah answered, "It is easy for the shadow to decline ten steps; no, but let the shadow turn backward ten steps."

King James Bible
And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah answered, "It's easy for the shadow to lengthen 10 steps. No, let the shadow go back 10 steps."

International Standard Version
Hezekiah answered, "It's an easy thing for a shadow to lengthen ten steps. So let the shadow go backward ten steps."

NET Bible
Hezekiah answered, "It is easy for the shadow to lengthen ten steps, but not for it to go back ten steps."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Hezekiah replied, "It's easy for the shadow to extend ten [more] steps forward. No, let it come back ten steps."

King James 2000 Bible
And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
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