Deuteronomy 17:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 17:8 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
יִפָּלֵא֩
pâlâʼ
H6381
to be wonderful
מִמְּךָ֨
min
H4480
from
דָבָ֜ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
בֵּֽין
bêyn
H996
between
דָּ֨ם
dâm
H1818
blood
לְדָ֜ם
dâm
H1818
blood
בֵּֽין
bêyn
H996
between
דִּ֣ין
dîyn
H1779
judgment
לְדִ֗ין
dîyn
H1779
judgment
וּבֵ֥ין
bêyn
H996
between
נֶ֨גַע֙
negaʻ
H5061
plague
לָנֶ֔גַע
negaʻ
H5061
plague
דִּבְרֵ֥י
dâbâr
H1697
word
רִיבֹ֖ת
rîyb
H7379
strife
בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ
shaʻar
H8179
gate
וְקַמְתָּ֣
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וְעָלִ֔יתָ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמָּק֔וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִבְחַ֛ר
bâchar
H977
to choose
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בּֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
If there arise a matter too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates; then shall you arise, and go up to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose;
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King James Version Public Domain
If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the LORD thy God shall choose;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If a case is too difficult for you to judge, between blood and blood, between a lawsuit and a lawsuit, and between an assault and an assault, cases of dispute in your gates, then you shall arise and go up to the place which Yahweh your God will choose it.
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