Jeremiah 35:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 35:11 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּעֲל֨וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר
Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar
H5019
Nebuchadnezzar
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶל֮
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאָרֶץ֒
ʼerets
H776
land
וַנֹּ֗אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בֹּ֚אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וְנָב֣וֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
מִפְּנֵי֙
pânîym
H6440
face
חֵ֣יל
chayil
H2428
strength
הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
וּמִפְּנֵ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
חֵ֣יל
chayil
H2428
strength
אֲרָ֑ם
ʼĂrâm
H758
Aram
וַנֵּ֖שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
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World English Bible Public Domain
But it happened, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians; so we dwell at Jerusalem.
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King James Version Public Domain
But it came to pass, when Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon came up into the land, that we said, Come, and let us go to Jerusalem for fear of the army of the Chaldeans, and for fear of the army of the Syrians: so we dwell at Jerusalem.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But when Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon attacked the land, we said, ‘Come, we must go to Jerusalem to escape from the Chaldean and Aramean armies.’ So we are living in Jerusalem.”
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