Isaiah 36:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 36:6 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 →
הִנֵּ֣ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
בָטַ֡חְתָּ
bâṭach
H982
to trust
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩
mishʻênâh
H4938
support
הַקָּנֶ֨ה
qâneh
H7070
reed
הָרָצ֤וּץ
râtsats
H7533
to crush
הַזֶּה֙
zeh
H2088
this
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
מִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ
çâmak
H5564
to lean
אִישׁ֙
ʼîysh
H376
man
עָלָ֔יו
ʻal
H5921
upon
וּבָ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בְכַפּ֖וֹ
kaph
H3709
palm
וּנְקָבָ֑הּ
nâqab
H5344
to pierce
כֵּ֚ן
kên
H3651
thus
פַּרְעֹ֣ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
לְכָֽל
kôl
H3605
all
הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים
bâṭach
H982
to trust
עָלָֽיו
ʻal
H5921
upon
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, you trust on the staff of this bruised reed, even on Egypt, whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust on him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Behold, you trust in the staff of this broken reed, in Egypt, on which a man leans and it goes into his palm and pierces it. Thus Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to all of the ones trusting in him.”’
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