Ezekiel 14:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 14:16 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 →
שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֵלֶּה֮
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
בְּתוֹכָהּ֒
tâvek
H8432
midst
חַי
chay
H2416
living
אָ֗נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
נְאֻם֙
nᵉʼum
H5002
utterance
אֲדֹנָ֣י
ʼĂdônây
H136
lord
יְהוִ֔ה
Yᵉhôvih
H3069
LORD
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
בָּנִ֥ים
bên
H1121
son
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
בָּנ֖וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
יַצִּ֑ילוּ
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
הֵ֤מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
לְבַדָּם֙
bad
H905
apart
יִנָּצֵ֔לוּ
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
וְהָאָ֖רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
תִּהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שְׁמָמָֽה
shᵉmâmâh
H8077
desolation
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World English Bible Public Domain
though these three men were in it, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, they should deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only should be delivered, but the land should be desolate.
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King James Version Public Domain
Though these three men were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither sons nor daughters; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
then even if these same three men were in it—as I live, declares the Lord Yahweh—they would not be able to rescue even their own sons or daughters; only their own lives would be rescued, but the land would become a wasteland.
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