Psalms 53:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 53:5 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 →
שָׁ֤ם
shâm
H8033
there
פָּֽחֲדוּ
pâchad
H6342
to fear
פַחַד֮
pachad
H6343
terror
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָ֪יָה֫
hâyâh
H1961
to be
פָ֥חַד
pachad
H6343
terror
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֱלֹהִ֗ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
פִּ֭זַּר
pâzar
H6340
to scatter
עַצְמ֣וֹת
ʻetsem
H6106
bone
חֹנָ֑ךְ
chânâh
H2583
to encamp
הֱ֝בִשֹׁ֗תָה
bûwsh
H954
to be ashamed
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מְאָסָֽם
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
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World English Bible Public Domain
There they were in great fear, where no fear was, For God has scattered the bones of him who encamps against you. You have put them to shame, Because God has rejected them.
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King James Version Public Domain
There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
There they feared a fear no fear was, because God scattered the bones of the one encamping against you. You have shamed, for God despises them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).