Isaiah 9:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 9:3 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 →
הִרְבִּ֣יתָ
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
הַגּ֔וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
לא
lôʼ
H3808
not
ל֖וֹ
הִגְדַּ֣לְתָּ
gâdal
H1431
to grow
הַשִּׂמְחָ֑ה
simchâh
H8057
joy
שָׂמְח֤וּ
sâmach
H8055
to rejoice
לְפָנֶ֨יךָ֙
pânîym
H6440
face
כְּשִׂמְחַ֣ת
simchâh
H8057
joy
בַּקָּצִ֔יר
qâtsîyr
H7105
harvest
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָגִ֖ילוּ
gîyl
H1523
to rejoice
בְּחַלְּקָ֥ם
châlaq
H2505
to divide
שָׁלָֽל
shâlâl
H7998
plunder
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World English Bible Public Domain
You have multiplied the nation, you have increased their joy: they joy before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You will multiply the nation; you will increase joy for it. They will rejoice to your face like the rejoicing at the harvest, as they exult when they divide spoil.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).