Jeremiah 20:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 20:2 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 →
וַיַּכֶּ֣ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
פַשְׁח֔וּר
Pashchûwr
H6583
Pashur
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ
Yirmᵉyâh
H3414
Jeremiah
הַנָּבִ֑יא
nâbîyʼ
H5030
prophet
וַיִּתֵּ֨ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֹת֜וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶת
mahpeketh
H4115
stocks
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּשַׁ֤עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
בִּנְיָמִן֙
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
הָֽעֶלְי֔וֹן
ʻelyôwn
H5945
Most High
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּבֵ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the upper gate of Benjamin, which was in the house of Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that were in the high gate of Benjamin, which was by the house of the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Pashhur struck Jeremiah the prophet and put him in the stocks that at the Upper Gate of Benjamin, which in the house of Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).