Isaiah 39:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 39:3 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 →
וַיָּבֹא֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ
Yᵉshaʻyâh
H3470
Isaiah
הַנָּבִ֔יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ
Chizqîyâh
H2396
Hezekiah
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֜יו
ʼêl
H413
to
מָ֥ה
mâh
H4100
what
אָמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֵ֗לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
וּמֵאַ֨יִן֙
ʼayin
H370
where
יָבֹ֣אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלֶ֔יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ
Chizqîyâh
H2396
Hezekiah
מֵאֶ֧רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
רְחוֹקָ֛ה
râchôwq
H7350
far
בָּ֥אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלַ֖י
ʼêl
H413
to
מִבָּבֶֽל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then came Isaiah the prophet to king Hezekiah, and said to him, What said these men? and from whence came they to you? Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country to me, even from Babylon.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Isaiah the prophet came to King Hezekiah and said to him, “What did these men say, and from where did they come to you?” And Hezekiah said, “They came to me from a distant land, from Babylon.”
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