Hebrews 5:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsHebrews 5:4 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 →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐχ
ou
G3756
not
ἑαυτῷ
heautoû
G1438
himself
τις
tìs
G5100
a certain
λαμβάνει
lambánō
G2983
to take
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
τιμήν
timḗ
G5092
honor
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
καλούμενος
kaléō
G2564
to call
ὑπὸ
hypó
G5259
under
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
καθώσπερ
kathṓs
G2531
according as
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
Ἀαρών
Aarṓn
G2
Aaron
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Nobody takes this honor on himself, but he is called by God, just like Aaron was.
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King James Version Public Domain
And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And no one takes this honor for himself, but being called by God, just as also Aaron.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).