Isaiah 8:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 8:19 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 →
וְכִֽי
kîy
H3588
that
יֹאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲלֵיכֶ֗ם
ʼêl
H413
to
דִּרְשׁ֤וּ
dârash
H1875
to seek
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאֹבוֹת֙
ʼôwb
H178
water skin bottle
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים
yiddᵉʻônîy
H3049
soothsayer
הַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖ים
tsâphaph
H6850
to chirp
וְהַמַּהְגִּ֑ים
hâgâh
H1897
to moan
הֲלוֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
עַם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אֱלֹהָ֣יו
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִדְרֹ֔שׁ
dârash
H1875
to seek
בְּעַ֥ד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
הַחַיִּ֖ים
chay
H2416
living
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמֵּתִֽים
mûwth
H4191
to die
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
When they shall tell you, "Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter:" shouldn't a people consult with their God? on behalf of the living [should they consult] with the dead?
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And when they say to you, “Seek to ritual pits and to familiar spirits, the ones chirping and muttering,” should not a people seek to its God? To the dead, on behalf of the living?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).