Isaiah 31:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 31:3 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 →
וּמִצְרַ֤יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
אָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וְֽלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֵ֔ל
ʼêl
H410
God
וְסוּסֵיהֶ֥ם
çûwç
H5483
horse
בָּשָׂ֖ר
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
ר֑וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
וַֽיהוָ֞ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יַטֶּ֣ה
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
יָד֗וֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
וְכָשַׁ֤ל
kâshal
H3782
to stumble
עוֹזֵר֙
ʻâzar
H5826
to help
וְנָפַ֣ל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
עָזֻ֔ר
ʻâzar
H5826
to help
וְיַחְדָּ֖ו
yachad
H3162
together
כֻּלָּ֥ם
kôl
H3605
all
יִכְלָיֽוּן
kâlâh
H3615
to finish
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit: and when Yahweh shall stretch out his hand, both he who helps shall stumble, and he who is helped shall fall, and they all shall be consumed together.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For Egypt man and not God, and their horses flesh and not spirit. And Yahweh will stretch out his hand, and the helper will stumble, and the helped will fall, and all of them will perish together.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).