Isaiah 41:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 41:1 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 →
הַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּ
chârash
H2790
to plough
אֵלַי֙
ʼêl
H413
to
אִיִּ֔ים
ʼîy
H339
island
וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים
lᵉʼôm
H3816
people
יַחֲלִ֣יפוּ
châlaph
H2498
to pass through
כֹ֑חַ
kôach
H3581
strength
יִגְּשׁוּ֙
nâgash
H5066
to approach
אָ֣ז
ʼâz
H227
then
יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
יַחְדָּ֖ו
yachad
H3162
together
לַמִּשְׁפָּ֥ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
נִקְרָֽבָה
qârab
H7126
to approach
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
Keep silence before me, islands; and let the peoples renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak; let us come near together to judgment.
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King James Version Public Domain
Keep silence before me, O islands; and let the people renew their strength: let them come near; then let them speak: let us come near together to judgment.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“Be silent before me, coastlands, and let the peoples renew strength. Let them approach, then let them speak; let us draw near together for judgment.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).