Isaiah 13:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 13:20 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 →
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵשֵׁ֣ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
לָנֶ֔צַח
netsach
H5331
perpetuity
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִשְׁכֹּ֖ן
shâkan
H7931
to dwell
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
דּ֣וֹר
dôwr
H1755
generation
וָד֑וֹר
dôwr
H1755
generation
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַהֵ֥ל
ʼâhal
H167
to pitch a tent
שָׁם֙
shâm
H8033
there
עֲרָבִ֔י
ʻĂrâbîy
H6163
Arabian
וְרֹעִ֖ים
râʻâh
H7462
to shepherd
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יַרְבִּ֥צוּ
râbats
H7257
to lie down
שָֽׁם
shâm
H8033
there
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be lived in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall shepherds make their flocks to lie down there.
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King James Version Public Domain
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It will not dwell, to eternity, and one will not inhabit, to generation and generation. And an Arab will not tent there, and shepherds will not make lie down there.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).