2 Peter 2:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Peter 2:16 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 →
ἔλεγξιν
élenxis
G1649
rebuke
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ἔσχεν
échō
G2192
to have
ἰδίας
ídios
G2398
one's own
παρανομίας
paranomía
G3892
transgression
ὑποζύγιον
hypozýgion
G5268
beast of burden
ἄφωνον
áphōnos
G880
voiceless
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἀνθρώπου
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
φωνῇ
phōnḗ
G5456
voice
φθεγξάμενον
phthéngomai
G5350
to sound
ἐκώλυσεν
kōlýō
G2967
to hinder
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
προφήτου
prophḗtēs
G4396
prophet
παραφρονίαν
paraphronía
G3913
madness
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
but he was rebuked for his own disobedience. A mute donkey spoke with man's voice and stopped the madness of the prophet.
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King James Version Public Domain
But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But he had a rebuke for his own transgression—a mute donkey, having spoken in a voice of a man, restrained the irrationality of the prophet.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).