Isaiah 33:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 33:23 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 →
נִטְּשׁ֖וּ
nâṭash
H5203
to leave
חֲבָלָ֑יִךְ
chebel
H2256
cord
בַּל
bal
H1077
not
יְחַזְּק֤וּ
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
כֵן
kên
H3653
pedestal
תָּרְנָם֙
tôren
H8650
flagpole
בַּל
bal
H1077
not
פָּ֣רְשׂוּ
pâras
H6566
to spread out
נֵ֔ס
nêç
H5251
banner
אָ֣ז
ʼâz
H227
then
חֻלַּ֤ק
châlaq
H2505
to divide
עַֽד
ʻad
H5706
booty
שָׁלָל֙
shâlâl
H7998
plunder
מַרְבֶּ֔ה
marbeh
H4766
abundance
פִּסְחִ֖ים
piççêach
H6455
lame
בָּ֥זְזוּ
bâzaz
H962
to plunder
בַֽז
baz
H957
spoil
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World English Bible Public Domain
Your rigging is untied; they could not strengthen the foot of their mast, they could not spread the sail: then was the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame took the prey.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thy tacklings are loosed; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail: then is the prey of a great spoil divided; the lame take the prey.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Your ropes are loosened; they do not hold the base of their mast; they do not spread the sail. Then booty of spoil abundance is divided; the lame plunder plunder.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).