Isaiah 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 2:4 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 →
וְשָׁפַט֙
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
בֵּ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
הַגּוֹיִ֔ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
וְהוֹכִ֖יחַ
yâkach
H3198
to reprove
לְעַמִּ֣ים
ʻam
H5971
people
רַבִּ֑ים
rab
H7227
many
וְכִתְּת֨וּ
kâthath
H3807
to crush
חַרְבוֹתָ֜ם
chereb
H2719
sword
לְאִתִּ֗ים
ʼêth
H855
ploughshare
וַחֲנִיתֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙
chănîyth
H2595
spear
לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת
mazmêrâh
H4211
pruning knife
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשָּׂ֨א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
ג֤וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
גּוֹי֙
gôwy
H1471
nation
חֶ֔רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִלְמְד֥וּ
lâmad
H3925
to learn
ע֖וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
מִלְחָמָֽה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
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World English Bible Public Domain
He will judge between the nations, And will decide concerning many peoples; And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning-hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, Neither shall they learn war any more.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he will judge between nations, and he will decide for many peoples. And they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. A nation will not lift up a sword against a nation, and they will not learn war anymore.
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