Isaiah 1:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 1:3 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 →
יָדַ֥ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
שׁוֹר֙
shôwr
H7794
ox
קֹנֵ֔הוּ
qânâh
H7069
to acquire
וַחֲמ֖וֹר
chămôwr
H2543
donkey
אֵב֣וּס
ʼêbûwç
H18
manger
בְּעָלָ֑יו
baʻal
H1167
husband
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדַ֔ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
עַמִּ֖י
ʻam
H5971
people
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִתְבּוֹנָֽן
bîyn
H995
to understand
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
The ox knows his owner, And the donkey his master's crib; But Israel doesn't know, My people don't consider.
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King James Version Public Domain
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
An ox knows its owner and a donkey, the manger of its master; Israel does not know, my people do not understand.” q1
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).