Ezekiel 13:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 13:20 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 →
לָכֵ֞ן
kên
H3651
thus
כֹּה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִ֗ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
הִנְנִ֤י
hên
H2005
behold
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֨נָה֙
keçeth
H3704
band
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַ֠תֵּנָה
ʼattâh
H859
you
מְצֹדְד֨וֹת
tsûwd
H6679
to hunt
שָׁ֤ם
shâm
H8033
there
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙
nephesh
H5315
soul
לְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹת
pârach
H6524
to sprout
וְקָרַעְתִּ֣י
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
אֹתָ֔ם
ʼêth
H853
-
מֵעַ֖ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
זְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם
zᵉrôwaʻ
H2220
arm
וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַנְּפָשׁ֔וֹת
nephesh
H5315
soul
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אַתֶּ֛ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
מְצֹדְד֥וֹת
tsûwd
H6679
to hunt
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
נְפָשִׁ֖ים
nephesh
H5315
soul
לְפֹרְחֹֽת
pârach
H6524
to sprout
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: Behold, I am against your pillows, with which you there hunt the souls to make [them] fly, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls who you hunt to make [them] fly.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I am against your pillows, wherewith ye there hunt the souls to make them fly, and I will tear them from your arms, and will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt to make them fly.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore the Lord Yahweh says this: I am against the magic charms that you have used to ensnare the people’s lives as if they were birds. Indeed, I will tear them from your arms; and the people whom you have trapped like birds—I will let them go free.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).