Joel 2:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoel 2:7 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 →
כְּגִבּוֹרִ֣ים
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
יְרֻצ֔וּן
rûwts
H7323
to run
כְּאַנְשֵׁ֥י
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִלְחָמָ֖ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
יַעֲל֣וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
חוֹמָ֑ה
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
וְאִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
בִּדְרָכָיו֙
derek
H1870
way
יֵֽלֵכ֔וּן
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יְעַבְּט֖וּן
ʻâbaṭ
H5670
to pledge
אֹרְחוֹתָֽם
ʼôrach
H734
way
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
They run like mighty men. They climb the wall like warriors. They each march in his line, and they don't swerve off course.
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King James Version Public Domain
They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
They run like warriors; like men of war, they climb the wall. And they walk, a man in his ways, and they do not pledge their paths.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).