Psalms 125:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 125:3 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 →
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֪א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָנ֡וּחַ
nûwach
H5117
to rest
שֵׁ֤בֶט
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
הָרֶ֗שַׁע
reshaʻ
H7562
wickedness
עַל֮
ʻal
H5921
upon
גּוֹרַ֪ל
gôwrâl
H1486
lot
הַֽצַּדִּ֫יקִ֥ים
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
לְמַ֡עַן
maʻan
H4616
for the sake of
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשְׁלְח֖וּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
הַצַּדִּיקִ֨ים
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
בְּעַוְלָ֬תָה
ʻevel
H5766
injustice
יְדֵיהֶֽם
yâd
H3027
hand
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 the scepter of wickedness won't remain over the allotment of the righteous; So that the righteous won't use their hands to do evil.
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King James Version Public Domain
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For the rod of wickedness will not rest on the lot of the righteous, so that the righteous will not stretch out their hands in unrighteousness.
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