Matthew 23:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 23:4 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 →
δεσμεύουσιν
desmeúō
G1195
to bind
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
φορτία
phortíon
G5413
burden
βαρέα
barýs
G926
heavy
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἐπιτιθέασιν
epitíthēmi
G2007
voice
ἐπὶ
epí
G1909
upon
τοὺς
ho
G3588
the
ὤμους
ōmos
G5606
shoulder
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
ἀνθρώπων
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
αὐτοὶ
autós
G846
he
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
δακτύλῳ
dáktylos
G1147
finger
αὐτῶν
autós
G846
he
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
θέλουσιν
thélō
G2309
to will
κινῆσαι
kinéō
G2795
to move
αὐτά
autós
G846
he
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
For they bind heavy burdens that are grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not lift a finger to help them.
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King James Version Public Domain
For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they tie up loads, heavy and difficult to carry, and they put on the shoulders of men, but they themselves are not willing with their finger to move them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).