Isaiah 8:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 8:14 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 →
וְהָיָ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְמִקְדָּ֑שׁ
miqdâsh
H4720
sanctuary
וּלְאֶ֣בֶן
ʼeben
H68
stone
נֶ֠גֶף
negeph
H5063
blow
וּלְצ֨וּר
tsûwr
H6697
rock
מִכְשׁ֜וֹל
mikshôwl
H4383
stumbling block
לִשְׁנֵ֨י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
בָתֵּ֤י
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לְפַ֣ח
pach
H6341
snare
וּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁ
môwqêsh
H4170
snare
לְיוֹשֵׁ֖ב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
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World English Bible Public Domain
He shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he shall be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offence to both the houses of Israel, for a gin and for a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he will be a sanctuary, but a stone of tripping and a rock of stumbling to the two of the houses of Israel, a trap and a snare to the dweller of Jerusalem.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).