Isaiah 26:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 26:9 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 →
נַפְשִׁ֤י
nephesh
H5315
soul
אִוִּיתִ֨יךָ֙
ʼâvâh
H183
to desire
בַּלַּ֔יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
אַף
ʼaph
H637
also
רוּחִ֥י
rûwach
H7307
spirit
בְקִרְבִּ֖י
qereb
H7130
midst
אֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ
shâchar
H7836
to seek
כִּ֞י
kîy
H3588
that
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מִשְׁפָּטֶ֨יךָ֙
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
לָאָ֔רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
צֶ֥דֶק
tsedeq
H6664
righteousness
לָמְד֖וּ
lâmad
H3925
to learn
יֹשְׁבֵ֥י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
תֵבֵֽל
têbêl
H8398
world
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World English Bible Public Domain
With my soul have I desired you in the night; yes, with my spirit within me will I seek you earnestly: for when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
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King James Version Public Domain
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
my soul I desire you in the night; indeed, my spirit within me seeks you early. For when your judgments on the earth, the dwellers of the world learn righteousness.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).