Jeremiah 34:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 34:14 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 →
מִקֵּ֣ץ
qêts
H7093
end
שֶׁ֣בַע
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
שָׁנִ֡ים
shâneh
H8141
year
תְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
אִישׁ֩
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אָחִ֨יו
ʼâch
H251
brother
הָעִבְרִ֜י
ʻIbrîy
H5680
Hebrew
אֲשֶֽׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִמָּכֵ֣ר
mâkar
H4376
to sell
לְךָ֗
וַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
שֵׁ֣שׁ
shêsh
H8337
six
שָׁנִ֔ים
shâneh
H8141
year
וְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹ
shâlach
H7971
to send
חָפְשִׁ֖י
chophshîy
H2670
free
מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְ
ʻim
H5973
with
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁמְע֤וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙
ʼâb
H1
father
אֵלַ֔י
ʼêl
H413
to
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִטּ֖וּ
nâṭâh
H5186
to stretch out
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אָזְנָֽם
ʼôzen
H241
ear
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World English Bible Public Domain
At the end of seven years you shall let go every man his brother who is a Hebrew, who has been sold to you, and has served you six years, you shall let him go free from you: but your fathers didn't listen to me, neither inclined their ear.
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King James Version Public Domain
At the end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“At the end of every seven years, each man must send away his brother, his fellow Hebrew who had sold himself to you and served you for six years. Send him away in freedom.” But your ancestors did not listen to me or incline their ears to me.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).