Isaiah 47:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 47:2 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 →
קְחִ֥י
lâqach
H3947
to take
רֵחַ֖יִם
rêcheh
H7347
millstones
וְטַ֣חֲנִי
ṭâchan
H2912
to grind
קָ֑מַח
qemach
H7058
flour
גַּלִּ֨י
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
צַמָּתֵ֧ךְ
tsammâh
H6777
veil
חֶשְׂפִּי
châsaph
H2834
to strip
שֹׁ֛בֶל
shôbel
H7640
flowing skirt
גַּלִּי
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
שׁ֖וֹק
shôwq
H7785
leg
עִבְרִ֥י
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
נְהָרֽוֹת
nâhâr
H5104
stream
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
Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove your veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.
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King James Version Public Domain
Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Take the millstones and grind flour. Remove your veil, strip off the skirt, uncover the thigh, pass through rivers.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).