Matthew 2:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 2:18 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 →
φωνὴ
phōnḗ
G5456
voice
ἐν
en
G1722
in
Ῥαμὰ
Rhamâ
G4471
Ramah
ἠκούσθη
akoúō
G191
to hear
κλαυθμὸς
klauthmós
G2805
weeping
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὀδυρμὸς
odyrmós
G3602
lamentation
πολύς
polýs
G4183
many
Ῥαχὴλ
Rhachḗl
G4478
Rachel
κλαίουσα
klaíō
G2799
to mourn
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
τέκνα
téknon
G5043
child
αὐτῆς
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
ἤθελεν
thélō
G2309
to will
παρακληθῆναι
parakaléō
G3870
to call beside
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
εἰσίν
eimí
G1510
to be
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
"A voice was heard in Ramah, Lamentation, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children; She wouldn't be comforted, Because they are no more."
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King James Version Public Domain
In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and would not be comforted, because they are not.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
“A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children, and not willing to be comforted, because they are no more.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).