Ezra 9:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEzra 9:6 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 →
וָאֹמְרָ֗ה
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֱלֹהַי֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בֹּ֣שְׁתִּי
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
וְנִכְלַ֔מְתִּי
kâlam
H3637
to shame
לְהָרִ֧ים
rûwm
H7311
to rise
אֱלֹהַ֛י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
פָּנַ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
אֵלֶ֑יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
עֲוֺנֹתֵ֤ינוּ
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
רָבוּ֙
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
לְמַ֣עְלָה
maʻal
H4605
above
רֹּ֔אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וְאַשְׁמָתֵ֥נוּ
ʼashmâh
H819
guilt
גָדְלָ֖ה
gâdal
H1431
to grow
עַ֥ד
ʻad
H5704
until
לַשָּׁמָֽיִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
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World English Bible Public Domain
and I said, my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our guiltiness is grown up to the heavens.
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King James Version Public Domain
And said, O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to thee, my God: for our iniquities are increased over our head, and our trespass is grown up unto the heavens.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I said, “My God, I am ashamed and humiliated to raise my face to you, my God. For our iniquities have multiplied to above the head, and our guilt has grown up as far as to the heavens.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).