Psalms 68:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 68:18 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 →
עָ֘לִ֤יתָ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
לַמָּר֨וֹם
mârôwm
H4791
height
שָׁ֘בִ֤יתָ
shâbâh
H7617
to capture
שֶּׁ֗בִי
shᵉbîy
H7628
captivity
לָקַ֣חְתָּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
מַ֭תָּנוֹת
mattânâh
H4979
gift
בָּאָדָ֑ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וְאַ֥ף
ʼaph
H637
also
ס֝וֹרְרִ֗ים
çârar
H5637
to rebel
לִשְׁכֹּ֤ן
shâkan
H7931
to dwell
יָ֬הּ
Yâhh
H3050
Jah
אֱלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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
You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among men, Yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.
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King James Version Public Domain
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You have ascended to the height, you have taken captivity captive, you have received gifts among men and even the ones rebelling, that Yah God might dwell.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).