Jeremiah 13:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 13:16 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 →
תְּנוּ֩
nâthan
H5414
to give
לַיהוָ֨ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֤ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כָּבוֹד֙
kâbôwd
H3519
glory
בְּטֶ֣רֶם
ṭerem
H2962
before
יַחְשִׁ֔ךְ
châshak
H2821
to be dark
וּבְטֶ֛רֶם
ṭerem
H2962
before
יִֽתְנַגְּפ֥וּ
nâgaph
H5062
to strike
רַגְלֵיכֶ֖ם
regel
H7272
foot
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָ֣רֵי
har
H2022
mountain
נָ֑שֶׁף
nesheph
H5399
twilight
וְקִוִּיתֶ֤ם
qâvâh
H6960
to wait
לְאוֹר֙
ʼôwr
H216
light
וְשָׂמָ֣הּ
sûwm
H7760
to put
לְצַלְמָ֔וֶת
tsalmâveth
H6757
shadow of death
ישית
shîyth
H7896
to set
וְשִׁ֖ית
shîyth
H7896
to set
לַעֲרָפֶֽל
ʻărâphel
H6205
cloud
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World English Bible Public Domain
Give glory to Yahweh your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble on the dark mountains, and, while you look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
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King James Version Public Domain
Give glory to the LORD your God, before he cause darkness, and before your feet stumble upon the dark mountains, and, while ye look for light, he turn it into the shadow of death, and make it gross darkness.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Give glory to Yahweh your God before he brings darkness, and before he causes your feet to stumble on the mountains at twilight, and you wait for light, but he turns it to deep darkness, he turns it to gloom.
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