James 5:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJames 5:17 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 →
Ἠλείας
Hēlías
G2243
Elijah
ἄνθρωπος
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὁμοιοπαθὴς
homoiopathḗs
G3663
having like feelings
ἡμῖν
hēmeîs
G2249
we
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
προσευχῇ
proseuchḗ
G4335
prayer
προσηύξατο
proseúchomai
G4336
to pray
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
βρέξαι
bréchō
G1026
to water
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἔβρεξεν
bréchō
G1026
to water
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
γῆς
gē
G1093
earth
ἐνιαυτοὺς
eniautós
G1763
year
τρεῖς
treîs
G5140
three
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
μῆνας
mḗn
G3376
month
ἕξ
héx
G1803
six
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World English Bible Public Domain
Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain, and it didn't rain on the earth for three years and six months.
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King James Version Public Domain
Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Elijah was a man of similar passions to us, and he prayed with prayer for not to rain, and it did not rain upon the land three years and six months.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).