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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויאמר יחזקיהו נקל לצל לנטות עשר מעלות לא כי ישוב הצל אחרנית עשר מעלות
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vyAmr yKHzqyhv nql lTSl lntvt `SHr m`lvt lA ky ySHvb hTSl AKHrnyt `SHr m`lvt

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et ait Ezechias facile est umbram crescere decem lineis nec hoc volo ut fiat sed ut revertatur retrorsum decem gradibus

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: no, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
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.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
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.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten steps: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps.
Darby Bible Translation   
And Hezekiah said, It is a light thing for the shadow to go down ten degrees: no, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And Ezechias said: It is an easy matter for the shadow to go forward ten lines: and I do not desire that this be done, but let it return back ten degrees.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to decline ten steps: nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And Hezekiah answered, “It is an easy thing for the shadow to lengthen ten steps. Rather let the shadow go back ten steps.”
God's Word   
Hezekiah replied, "It's easy for the shadow to extend ten [more] steps forward. No, let it come back ten steps."
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."
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."
New International Version   
"It is a simple matter for the shadow to go forward ten steps," said Hezekiah. "Rather, have it go back ten steps."
New Living Translation   
"The shadow always moves forward," Hezekiah replied, "so that would be easy. Make it go ten steps backward instead."
Webster's Bible Translation   
And Hezekiah answered, It is a light thing for the shadow to go forward ten degrees: no, but let the shadow return backward ten degrees.
The World English Bible   
Hezekiah answered, "It is a light thing for the shadow to go forward ten steps. Nay, but let the shadow return backward ten steps."