Jeremiah 7:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 7:23 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אִֽם
ʼim
H518
if
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַדָּבָ֣ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
הַ֠זֶּה
zeh
H2088
this
צִוִּ֨יתִי
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אוֹתָ֤ם
ʼêth
H853
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לֵאמֹר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שִׁמְע֣וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְקוֹלִ֔י
qôwl
H6963
voice
וְהָיִ֤יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לָכֶם֙
לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְאַתֶּ֖ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
תִּֽהְיוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִ֣י
לְעָ֑ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם
hâlak
H1980
to walk
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
הַדֶּ֨רֶךְ֙
derek
H1870
way
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֲצַוֶּ֣ה
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אֶתְכֶ֔ם
ʼêth
H853
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לְמַ֖עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
יִיטַ֥ב
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
לָכֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
but this thing I commanded them, saying, Listen to my voice, and I will be your God, and you shall be my people; and walk you in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.
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King James Version Public Domain
But this thing commanded I them, saying, Obey my voice, and I will be your God, and ye shall be my people: and walk ye in all the ways that I have commanded you, that it may be well unto you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But I commanded them this word, saying, “Listen to my voice, and I will be your God and you will be my people; and you shall walk in all the ways that I command you so that it may go well for you.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).