Obadiah 1:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsObadiah 1:14 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 →
וְאַֽל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּעֲמֹד֙
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַפֶּ֔רֶק
pereq
H6563
crossroad
לְהַכְרִ֖ית
kârath
H3772
to cut
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פְּלִיטָ֑יו
pâlîyṭ
H6412
fugitive
וְאַל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּסְגֵּ֥ר
çâgar
H5462
to shut
שְׂרִידָ֖יו
sârîyd
H8300
survivor
בְּי֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
צָרָֽה
tsârâh
H6869
distress
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
Don't stand in the crossroads to cut off those of his who escape. Don't deliver up those of his who remain in the day of distress.
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King James Version Public Domain
Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And you should not have stood at the crossroads to cut down his fugitives. And you should not have delivered up his survivors in a day of distress. ts\*
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