Obadiah 1:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsObadiah 1:20 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 →
וְגָלֻ֣ת
gâlûwth
H1546
exile
הַֽחֵל
chêyl
H2426
fortress
הַ֠זֶּה
zeh
H2088
this
לִבְנֵ֨י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֲשֶֽׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
כְּנַעֲנִים֙
Kᵉnaʻanîy
H3669
Canaanite
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
צָ֣רְפַ֔ת
Tsârᵉphath
H6886
Zarephath
וְגָלֻ֥ת
gâlûwth
H1546
exile
יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בִּסְפָרַ֑ד
Çᵉphârâd
H5614
Sepharad
יִֽרְשׁ֕וּ
yârash
H3423
to inherit
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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עָרֵ֥י
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַנֶּֽגֶב
negeb
H5045
south
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World English Bible Public Domain
The captives of this host of the children of Israel, who are among the Canaanites, will possess even to Zarephath; and the captives of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad, will possess the cities of the Negev.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel shall possess that of the Canaanites, even unto Zarephath; and the captivity of Jerusalem, which is in Sepharad, shall possess the cities of the south.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the exile of this army of the sons of Israel, who are Canaanites, as far as Zarephath, and the exile of Jerusalem, who are in Sepharad: they will possess the cities of the Negev.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).