Ezekiel 16:46 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzekiel 16:46 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 →
וַאֲחוֹתֵ֨ךְ
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
שֹֽׁמְרוֹן֙
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
הִ֣יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וּבְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ
bath
H1323
daughter
הַיּוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
שְׂמֹאולֵ֑ךְ
sᵉmôʼwl
H8040
left
וַאֲחוֹתֵ֞ךְ
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
הַקְּטַנָּ֣ה
qâṭân
H6996
small
מִמֵּ֗ךְ
min
H4480
from
הַיּוֹשֶׁ֨בֶת֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
מִֽימִינֵ֔ךְ
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
סְדֹ֖ם
Çᵉdôm
H5467
Sodom
וּבְנוֹתֶֽיהָ
bath
H1323
daughter
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World English Bible Public Domain
Your elder sister is Samaria, who dwells at your left hand, she and her daughters; and your younger sister, who dwells at your right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.
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King James Version Public Domain
And thine elder sister is Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand: and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy right hand, is Sodom and her daughters.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Your older sister was Samaria and her daughters were the ones living in the north, while your younger sister was the one living south of you, that is, Sodom and her daughters.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).