Jeremiah 29:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 29:6 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 →
קְח֣וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
נָשִׁ֗ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְהוֹלִידוּ֮
yâlad
H3205
to bear
בָּנִ֣ים
bên
H1121
son
וּבָנוֹת֒
bath
H1323
daughter
וּקְח֨וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
לִבְנֵיכֶ֜ם
bên
H1121
son
נָשִׁ֗ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙
bath
H1323
daughter
תְּנ֣וּ
nâthan
H5414
to give
לַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְתֵלַ֖דְנָה
yâlad
H3205
to bear
בָּנִ֣ים
bên
H1121
son
וּבָנ֑וֹת
bath
H1323
daughter
וּרְבוּ
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
שָׁ֖ם
shâm
H8033
there
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּמְעָֽטוּ
mâʻaṭ
H4591
to diminish
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World English Bible Public Domain
Take wives, and father sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply you there, and don't be diminished.
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King James Version Public Domain
Take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; that ye may be increased there, and not diminished.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Take wives and give birth to sons and daughters. Then take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands. Let them give birth to sons and daughters and increase there so you do not become too few.
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