Isaiah 23:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 23:16 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 →
קְחִ֥י
lâqach
H3947
to take
כִנּ֛וֹר
kinnôwr
H3658
lyre
סֹ֥בִּי
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
עִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
זוֹנָ֣ה
zânâh
H2181
to commit fornication
נִשְׁכָּחָ֑ה
shâkach
H7911
to forget
הֵיטִ֤יבִי
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
נַגֵּן֙
nâgan
H5059
to play stringed instrument
הַרְבִּי
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
שִׁ֔יר
shîyr
H7892
song
לְמַ֖עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
תִּזָּכֵֽרִי
zâkar
H2142
to remember
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
Take a harp, go about the city, you prostitute that has been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that you may be remembered.
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King James Version Public Domain
Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Take a harp, go around the city, forgotten prostitute; make well to play, multiply song, that you may be remembered.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).