Isaiah 23:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 23:18 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
סַחְרָ֜הּ
çachar
H5504
traffic
וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּ
ʼethnan
H868
hire
קֹ֚דֶשׁ
qôdesh
H6944
holiness
לַֽיהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵֽאָצֵ֖ר
ʼâtsar
H686
to store up
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יֵֽחָסֵ֑ן
châçan
H2630
to be stored
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לַיֹּשְׁבִ֞ים
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
לִפְנֵ֤י
pânîym
H6440
face
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יִֽהְיֶ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
סַחְרָ֔הּ
çachar
H5504
traffic
לֶאֱכֹ֥ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
לְשָׂבְעָ֖ה
sobʻâh
H7654
satisfaction
וְלִמְכַסֶּ֥ה
mᵉkaççeh
H4374
covering
עָתִֽיק
ʻâthîyq
H6266
choice
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World English Bible Public Domain
Her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to Yahweh: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for those who dwell before Yahweh, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
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King James Version Public Domain
And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And her profit and her hire will be holiness to Yahweh. It will not be stored and it will not be hoarded, for her profit will be for the ones dwelling to the face of Yahweh, to eat to satiety and for fine clothing.
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