Micah 4:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMicah 4:3 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 →
וְשָׁפַ֗ט
shâphaṭ
H8199
to judge
בֵּ֚ין
bêyn
H996
between
עַמִּ֣ים
ʻam
H5971
people
רַבִּ֔ים
rab
H7227
many
וְהוֹכִ֛יחַ
yâkach
H3198
to reprove
לְגוֹיִ֥ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
עֲצֻמִ֖ים
ʻâtsûwm
H6099
mighty
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
רָח֑וֹק
râchôwq
H7350
far
וְכִתְּת֨וּ
kâthath
H3807
to crush
חַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֜ם
chereb
H2719
sword
לְאִתִּ֗ים
ʼêth
H855
ploughshare
וַחֲנִיתֹֽתֵיהֶם֙
chănîyth
H2595
spear
לְמַזְמֵר֔וֹת
mazmêrâh
H4211
pruning knife
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשְׂא֞וּ
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
גּ֤וֹי
gôwy
H1471
nation
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
גּוֹי֙
gôwy
H1471
nation
חֶ֔רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִלְמְד֥וּן
lâmad
H3925
to learn
ע֖וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
מִלְחָמָֽה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
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World English Bible Public Domain
And he will judge between many peoples, And will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, And their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, Neither will they learn war any more.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he will judge among many peoples and will decide for strong nations far away. And they will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, and they will not train for war any more.
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