Psalms 37:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 37:14 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 →
חֶ֤רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
פָּֽתְח֣וּ
pâthach
H6605
to open
רְשָׁעִים֮
râshâʻ
H7563
wicked
וְדָרְכ֪וּ
dârak
H1869
to tread
קַ֫שְׁתָּ֥ם
qesheth
H7198
bow
לְ֭הַפִּיל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
עָנִ֣י
ʻânîy
H6041
poor
וְאֶבְי֑וֹן
ʼebyôwn
H34
needy
לִ֝טְב֗וֹחַ
ṭâbach
H2873
to slaughter
יִשְׁרֵי
yâshâr
H3477
upright
דָֽרֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
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
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To kill those who are upright in the way.
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King James Version Public Domain
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The wicked have opened a sword and have trodden their bow to bring down the poor and the needy, to slaughter the upright of way.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).