Exodus 34:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsExodus 34:16 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 →
וְלָקַחְתָּ֥
lâqach
H3947
to take
מִבְּנֹתָ֖יו
bath
H1323
daughter
לְבָנֶ֑יךָ
bên
H1121
son
וְזָנ֣וּ
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
בְנֹתָ֗יו
bath
H1323
daughter
אַחֲרֵי֙
ʼachar
H310
after
אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ן
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְהִזְנוּ֙
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בָּנֶ֔יךָ
bên
H1121
son
אַחֲרֵ֖י
ʼachar
H310
after
אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽן
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
and you take of their daughters to your sons, and their daughters play the prostitute after their gods, and make your sons play the prostitute after their gods.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
and take from his daughters for your sons, and his daughters prostitute after their gods and cause your sons to prostitute after their gods.
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