Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

That man among you who is soft and used to comfort will be hard and cruel to his brother, and to his dear wife, and to of those his children who are still living;

New American Standard Bible

The man who is refined and very delicate among you shall be hostile toward his brother and toward the wife he cherishes and toward the rest of his children who remain,

King James Version

So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:

Holman Bible

The most sensitive and refined man among you will look grudgingly at his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children,

International Standard Version

Even the compassionate man among you the very sensitive one will look with evil in his eyes toward his brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving sons, whom he spared.

A Conservative Version

The man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his sons whom he has remaining,

American Standard Version

The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he hath remaining;

Amplified

The man who is most refined and well-bred among you will be cruel and hostile toward his brother and toward the wife he cherishes and toward the rest of his children who remain,

Darby Translation

The eye of the man in thy midst that is tender and very luxurious shall be evil towards his brother, and the wife of his bosom, and the residue of his children which he hath left;

Julia Smith Translation

The man tender in thee, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil upon his brother, and upon the wife of his bosom, and upon the remainder of his sons which he shall leave:

King James 2000

So that the man that is gentle among you, and very refined, his eye shall show no compassion toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave behind:

Lexham Expanded Bible

The most refined and the very sensitive man among you {shall be mean with his brother} and {against his beloved wife} and against the rest of his children that he has left over,

Modern King James verseion

The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the rest of his sons which he has left;

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

so that it shall grieve the man that is tender, and exceeding delicate among you, to look on his brother and upon his wife that lieth in his bosom and on the remnant of his children, which he hath yet left -

NET Bible

The man among you who is by nature tender and sensitive will turn against his brother, his beloved wife, and his remaining children.

New Heart English Bible

The man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he has remaining;

The Emphasized Bible

The man that is tender among you, and exceedingly delicate, his eye will be jealous of his brother and of the wife of his bosom, and of the remnant of his sons, whom be might leave behind;

Webster

So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil towards his brother, and towards the wife of his bosom, and towards the remnant of his children whom he shall leave:

World English Bible

The man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he has remaining;

Youngs Literal Translation

The man who is tender in thee, and who is very delicate -- his eye is evil against his brother, and against the wife of his bosom, and against the remnant of his sons whom he leaveth,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
So that the man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

רך 
Rak 
Usage: 16

ענג 
`anog 
Usage: 3

shall be evil
ירע 
Yara` 
Usage: 8

and toward the wife
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

of his bosom
חוק חק חיק 
Cheyq 
Usage: 38

References

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Blessings And Curses

53 And your food will be the fruit of your body, the flesh of the sons and daughters which the Lord your God has given you; because of your bitter need and the cruel grip of your haters. 54 That man among you who is soft and used to comfort will be hard and cruel to his brother, and to his dear wife, and to of those his children who are still living; 55 And will not give to any of them the flesh of his children which will be his food because he has no other; in the cruel grip of your haters on all your towns.



Cross References

Deuteronomy 13:6

If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife of your heart, or the friend who is as dear to you as your life, working on you secretly says to you, Let us go and give worship to other gods, strange to you and to your fathers;

Deuteronomy 15:9

And see that there is no evil thought in your heart, moving you to say to yourself, The seventh year, the year of forgiveness is near; and so looking coldly on your poor countryman you give him nothing; and he will make an outcry to the Lord against you, and it will be judged as sin in you.

2 Samuel 12:3

But the poor man had only one little she-lamb, which he had got and taken care of: from its birth it had been with him like one of his children; his meat was its food, and from his cup it took its drink, resting in his arms, and it was like a daughter to him.

Psalm 103:13

As a father has pity on his children, so the Lord has pity on his worshippers.

Proverbs 23:6

Do not take the food of him who has an evil eye, or have any desire for his delicate meat:

Proverbs 28:22

He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

Isaiah 49:15

Will a woman give up the child at her breast, will she be without pity for the fruit of her body? yes, these may, but I will not let you go out of my memory.

Micah 7:5

Put no faith in a friend, do not let your hope be placed in a relation: keep watch on the doors of your mouth against her who is resting on your breast.

Matthew 7:9-11

Or which of you, if his son makes a request for bread, will give him a stone?

Matthew 20:15

Have I not the right to do as seems good to me in my house? or is your eye evil, because I am good?

Luke 11:11-13

And which of you, being a father, will give a stone to his son, who makes request for bread? or for a fish, will give him a snake?

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