Isaiah 19:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 19:20 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 →
וְהָיָ֨ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְא֥וֹת
ʼôwth
H226
sign
וּלְעֵ֛ד
ʻêd
H5707
witness
לַֽיהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
מִצְרָ֑יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יִצְעֲק֤וּ
tsâʻaq
H6817
to cry out
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
מִפְּנֵ֣י
pânîym
H6440
face
לֹֽחֲצִ֔ים
lâchats
H3905
to oppress
וְיִשְׁלַ֥ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
לָהֶ֛ם
מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
וָרָ֖ב
rab
H7227
many
וְהִצִּילָֽם
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall be for a sign and for a witness to Yahweh of Hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry to Yahweh because of oppressors, and he will send them a savior, and a defender, and he will deliver them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it will be for a sign and for a witness to Yahweh of Armies in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to Yahweh from the face of oppressors, then he will send to them a savior and one being great, and he will deliver them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).