1 Corinthians 14:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 14:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὅμως
hómōs
G3676
nevertheless
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
ἄψυχα
ápsychos
G895
soulless
φωνὴν
phōnḗ
G5456
voice
διδόντα
dídōmi
G1325
to give
εἴτε
eíte
G1535
whether or
αὐλὸς
aulós
G836
pipe
εἴτε
eíte
G1535
whether or
κιθάρα
kithára
G2788
harp
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
διαστολὴν
diastolḗ
G1293
distinction
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
φθόγγοις
phthóngos
G5353
sound
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
δῷ
dídōmi
G1325
to give
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
γνωσθήσεται
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
αὐλούμενον
auléō
G832
to play flute
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
κιθαριζόμενον
kitharízō
G2789
to play harp
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World English Bible Public Domain
Even things without life, giving a voice, whether pipe or harp, if they didn't give a distinction in the sounds, how would it be known what is piped or harped?
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King James Version Public Domain
And even things without life giving sound, whether pipe or harp, except they give a distinction in the sounds, how shall it be known what is piped or harped?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Even lifeless things giving sounds—whether flute or harp—if they would not give different sounds, how will the thing being played on the flute or the thing being played on the harp be known?
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