Jeremiah 49:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 49:1 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 →
לִבְנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
עַמּ֗וֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
כֹּ֚ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הֲבָנִ֥ים
bên
H1121
son
אֵין֙
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יוֹרֵ֖שׁ
yârash
H3423
to inherit
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
ל֑וֹ
מַדּ֗וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
יָרַ֤שׁ
yârash
H3423
to inherit
מַלְכָּם֙
melek
H4428
king
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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גָּ֔ד
Gâd
H1410
Gad
וְעַמּ֖וֹ
ʻam
H5971
people
בְּעָרָ֥יו
ʻîyr
H5892
city
יָשָֽׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
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World English Bible Public Domain
Of the children of Ammon. Thus says Yahweh: Has Israel no sons? has he no heir? why then does Malcam possess Gad, and his people well in the cities of it?
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King James Version Public Domain
Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
About the people of Ammon, Yahweh says this, “Does Israel have no children? Is there no one to inherit anything in Israel? Why does Molech occupy Gad, and his people live in its cities?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).