Zechariah 8:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 8:13 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 →
וְהָיָ֡ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּאֲשֶׁר֩
ʼăsher
H834
which
הֱיִיתֶ֨ם
hâyâh
H1961
to be
קְלָלָ֜ה
qᵉlâlâh
H7045
curse
בַּגּוֹיִ֗ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
בֵּ֤ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוּדָה֙
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וּבֵ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כֵּ֚ן
kên
H3651
thus
אוֹשִׁ֣יעַ
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
אֶתְכֶ֔ם
ʼêth
H853
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וִהְיִיתֶ֖ם
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְּרָכָ֑ה
Bᵉrâkâh
H1293
blessing
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּירָ֖אוּ
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
תֶּחֱזַ֥קְנָה
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
יְדֵיכֶֽם
yâd
H3027
hand
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World English Bible Public Domain
It shall come to pass that, as you were a curse among the nations, house of Judah and house of Israel, so will I save you, and you shall be a blessing. Don't be afraid. Let your hands be strong."
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King James Version Public Domain
And it shall come to pass, that as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, but let your hands be strong.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
You were an example to the other nations of a curse, house of Judah and house of Israel. So I will rescue you and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).