Deuteronomy 1:23 — Compare 3 English translations

Deuteronomy 1:23 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 →

וַיִּיטַ֥ב yâṭab H3190 to be good בְּעֵינַ֖י ʻayin H5869 eye הַדָּבָ֑ר dâbâr H1697 word וָאֶקַּ֤ח lâqach H3947 to take מִכֶּם֙ min H4480 from שְׁנֵ֣ים shᵉnayim H8147 two עָשָׂ֣ר ʻâsâr H6240 teen אֲנָשִׁ֔ים ʼîysh H376 man אִ֥ישׁ ʼîysh H376 man אֶחָ֖ד ʼechâd H259 one לַשָּֽׁבֶט shêbeṭ H7626 staff

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World English Bible Public Domain

The thing pleased me well; and I took twelve men of you, one man for every tribe:
King James Version Public Domain

And the saying pleased me well: and I took twelve men of you, one of a tribe:
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

And the word was good in my eyes, and I took from you 12 men, one man per tribe.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

Deuteronomy 1:23 — compare English translations

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