Matthew 2:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 2:20 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 →
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
ἐγερθεὶς
egeírō
G1453
to raise
παράλαβε
paralambánō
G3880
to receive
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
παιδίον
paidíon
G3813
small child
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
μητέρα
mḗtēr
G3384
mother
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πορεύου
poreúomai
G4198
to go
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
γῆν
gē
G1093
earth
Ἰσραήλ
Israḗl
G2474
Israel
τεθνήκασιν
thnḗskō
G2348
to die
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
οἱ
ho
G3588
the
ζητοῦντες
zētéō
G2212
to seek
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ψυχὴν
psychḗ
G5590
soul
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
παιδίου
paidíon
G3813
small child
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
Highlighted words mark where these versions differ — a whole-verse word diff, not a word-by-word alignment.
Layout
-
World English Bible Public Domain
"Arise and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel, for those who sought the young child's life are dead."
-
King James Version Public Domain
Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are dead which sought the young child's life.
-
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
saying, “Having gotten up, take the young child and his mother and go to the land of Israel, for the ones seeking the life of the child have died.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).