Zechariah 9:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsZechariah 9:13 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 →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
דָרַ֨כְתִּי
dârak
H1869
to tread
לִ֜י
יְהוּדָ֗ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
קֶ֚שֶׁת
qesheth
H7198
bow
מִלֵּ֣אתִי
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
וְעוֹרַרְתִּ֤י
ʻûwr
H5782
to awake
בָנַ֨יִךְ֙
bên
H1121
son
צִיּ֔וֹן
Tsîyôwn
H6726
Zion
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בָּנַ֖יִךְ
bên
H1121
son
יָוָ֑ן
Yâvân
H3120
Javan
וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְ
sûwm
H7760
to put
כְּחֶ֥רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
גִּבּֽוֹר
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
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World English Bible Public Domain
For indeed I bend Judah as a bow for me. I have filled the bow with Ephraim; And I will stir up your sons, Zion, Against your sons, Greece, And will make you like the sword of a mighty man.
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King James Version Public Domain
When I have bent Judah for me, filled the bow with Ephraim, and raised up thy sons, O Zion, against thy sons, O Greece, and made thee as the sword of a mighty man.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
for I have bent Judah as my bow. I have filled my quiver with Ephraim. I have roused your sons, Zion, against your sons, Greece, and have made you, Zion, like a warrior’s sword!”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).