Isaiah 5:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 5:8 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 →
ה֗וֹי
hôwy
H1945
alas
מַגִּיעֵ֥י
nâgaʻ
H5060
to touch
בַ֨יִת֙
bayith
H1004
house
בְּבַ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
שָׂדֶ֥ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
בְשָׂדֶ֖ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
יַקְרִ֑יבוּ
qârab
H7126
to approach
עַ֚ד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֶ֣פֶס
ʼepheç
H657
end
מָק֔וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
וְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥ם
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
לְבַדְּכֶ֖ם
bad
H905
apart
בְּקֶ֥רֶב
qereb
H7130
midst
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Woe to those who join house to house, Who lay field to field, until there is no room, And you are made to dwell alone in the midst of the land!
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King James Version Public Domain
Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, till there be no place, that they may be placed alone in the midst of the earth!
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Woe the ones joining house to house, they make field approach to field until cessation of place, and you are made to dwell, you alone, in the midst of the land.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).