Deuteronomy 32:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsDeuteronomy 32:2 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 →
יַעֲרֹ֤ף
ʻâraph
H6201
to drop
כַּמָּטָר֙
mâṭar
H4306
rain
לִקְחִ֔י
leqach
H3948
instruction
תִּזַּ֥ל
nâzal
H5140
to flow
כַּטַּ֖ל
ṭal
H2919
dew
אִמְרָתִ֑י
ʼimrâh
H565
word
כִּשְׂעִירִ֣ם
sâʻîyr
H8164
rain
עֲלֵי
ʻal
H5921
upon
דֶ֔שֶׁא
desheʼ
H1877
grass
וְכִרְבִיבִ֖ים
râbîyb
H7241
heavy showers
עֲלֵי
ʻal
H5921
upon
עֵֽשֶׂב
ʻeseb
H6212
herb
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
My doctrine shall drop as the rain; My speech shall condense as the dew, As the small rain on the tender grass, As the showers on the herb.
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King James Version Public Domain
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Let my teaching drop like rain, my saying mist like dew, like sprinkling on the green, and like downpours on the grass. ts\*
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).