Ezekiel 14:20 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | Though Noah | וְנֹ֨חַ | h5146 |
| 1 | Daniel | דָּנִּאֵ֣ל | h1840 |
| 2 | and Job | וְאִיּוֹב֮ | h347 |
| 3 | were in it | בְּתוֹכָהּ֒ | h8432 |
| 4 | as I live | חַי | h2416 |
| 5 | | אָ֗נִי | h589 |
| 6 | saith | נְאֻם֙ | h5002 |
| 7 | the Lord | אֲדֹנָ֣י | h136 |
| 8 | GOD | יְהוִ֔ה | h3069 |
| 11 | nor | אִם | h518 |
| 10 | neither son | בֵּ֥ן | h1121 |
| 11 | nor | אִם | h518 |
| 12 | daughter | בַּ֖ת | h1323 |
| 16 | they shall but deliver | יַצִּ֥ילוּ | h5337 |
| 14 | | הֵ֥מָּה | h1992 |
| 15 | by their righteousness | בְצִדְקָתָ֖ם | h6666 |
| 16 | they shall but deliver | יַצִּ֥ילוּ | h5337 |
| 17 | their own souls | נַפְשָֽׁם׃ | h5315 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Though Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, they shall deliver neither son nor daughter; they shall but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
American Standard Version (ASV)
though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, they should deliver neither son nor daughter; they should but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Even if Noah, Daniel, and Job were in it, by my life, says the Lord, they would not keep son or daughter safe; only themselves would they keep safe through their righteousness.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
and Noah, Daniel, and Job should be in it, [as] I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, they should deliver neither son nor daughter: they should [but] deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
World English Bible (WEB)
though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were in it, as I live, says the Lord Yahweh, they should deliver neither son nor daughter; they should but deliver their own souls by their righteousness.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and Noah, Daniel, and Job, in its midst: I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah -- neither son nor daughter do they deliver; they, by their righteousness, deliver their own soul.