Isaiah 28:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 28:13 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
לָהֶ֜ם
דְּבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
יְהוָ֗ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
צַ֣ו
tsav
H6673
command
לָצָ֞ו
tsav
H6673
command
צַ֤ו
tsav
H6673
command
לָצָו֙
tsav
H6673
command
קַ֤ו
qav
H6957
line
לָקָו֙
qav
H6957
line
קַ֣ו
qav
H6957
line
לָקָ֔ו
qav
H6957
line
זְעֵ֥יר
zᵉʻêyr
H2191
a little
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
זְעֵ֣יר
zᵉʻêyr
H2191
a little
שָׁ֑ם
shâm
H8033
there
לְמַ֨עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יֵלְכ֜וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְכָשְׁל֤וּ
kâshal
H3782
to stumble
אָחוֹר֙
ʼâchôwr
H268
behind
וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ
shâbar
H7665
to break
וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּ
yâqôsh
H3369
to snare
וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ
lâkad
H3920
to capture
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore shall the word of Yahweh be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the word of the LORD was unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the word of Yahweh will be to them command by command, command by command, line by line, line by line, a little here, a little there, so that they may go and stumble backward and be broken and be ensnared and be captured. q1
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