Ezra 9:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 9:3 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 →
וּכְשָׁמְעִי֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַזֶּ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
קָרַ֥עְתִּי
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בִּגְדִ֖י
beged
H899
garment
וּמְעִילִ֑י
mᵉʻîyl
H4598
robe
וָאֶמְרְטָ֞ה
mâraṭ
H4803
to make bare
מִשְּׂעַ֤ר
sêʻâr
H8181
hair
רֹאשִׁי֙
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וּזְקָנִ֔י
zâqân
H2206
beard
וָאֵשְׁבָ֖ה
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
מְשׁוֹמֵֽם
shâmêm
H8074
to be desolate
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World English Bible Public Domain
When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And as soon as I heard this matter, I tore my garment and my robe. And I pulled out some from the hair of my head and my beard, and I sat down appalled.
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