Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

Send lambs to the ruler of the land,
from Sela in the desert
to the mountain of Daughter Zion.

New American Standard Bible

Send the tribute lamb to the ruler of the land,
From Sela by way of the wilderness to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.

King James Version

Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

International Standard Version

"Send a lamb to the ruler of the land, from Selah, by way of the desert, to the mountain of the Daughter of Zion.

A Conservative Version

Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.

American Standard Version

Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

Amplified

Send lambs to the ruler of the land [you Moabites],
From Sela [that is, Petra in Edom] through the wilderness to the mountain of the Daughter of Zion (Jerusalem).

Bible in Basic English

And they will send ... to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.

Darby Translation

Send the lamb of the ruler of the land from the rock to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

Julia Smith Translation

Send ye a lamb to the ruler to the land, from the rock of the desert to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.

King James 2000

Send the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Send a ram [to the] ruler [of the] land, from Sela [across the] desert to the mountain of {daughter Zion}.

Modern King James verseion

Send the lamb to the ruler of the land from the rock of the desert to the mount of the daughter of Zion.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Send the Lord of the world a lamb, from the rock that lieth toward the desert, unto the hill of the daughter Zion.

NET Bible

Send rams as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the desert to the hill of Daughter Zion.

New Heart English Bible

Send the lambs for the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.

The Emphasized Bible

Send ye the lamb due to the ruler of the land, From Sela towards the desert, - Unto the mount of the daughter of Zion;

Webster

Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, to the mount of the daughter of Zion.

World English Bible

Send the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.

Youngs Literal Translation

Send ye a lamb to the ruler of the land, From Selah in the wilderness, Unto the mount of the daughter of Zion.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

ye the lamb
כּר 
Kar 
Usage: 16

to the ruler
משׁל 
Mashal 
Usage: 81

of the land
ארץ 
'erets 
Usage: 2504

סלע 
Cela` 
Usage: 2

to the wilderness
מדבּר 
Midbar 
Usage: 271

unto the mount
הר 
Har 
Usage: 544

of the daughter
בּת 
Bath 
Usage: 587

References

Context Readings

Moab's Hopeless Situation

1 Send lambs to the ruler of the land,
from Sela in the desert
to the mountain of Daughter Zion.
2 Like a bird fleeing,
forced from the nest,
the daughters of Moab
will be at the fords of the Arnon.



Cross References

2 Kings 3:4

King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel 100,000 lambs and the wool of 100,000 rams,

2 Kings 14:7

Amaziah killed 10,000 Edomites in the Valley of Salt. He took Sela in battle and called it Joktheel, which is its name to this very day.

Isaiah 10:32

Today he will stand at Nob,
shaking his fist at the mountain of Daughter Zion,
the hill of Jerusalem.

Ezra 7:17

Then you are to buy with this money as many bulls, rams, and lambs as needed, along with their grain and drink offerings, and offer them on the altar at the house of your God in Jerusalem.

2 Samuel 8:2

He also defeated the Moabites, and after making them lie down on the ground, he measured them off with a cord. He measured every two cord lengths of those to be put to death and one length of those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.

Isaiah 42:11

Let the desert and its cities shout,
the settlements where Kedar dwells cry aloud.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing for joy;
let them cry out from the mountaintops.

Micah 4:8

And you, watchtower for the flock,
fortified hill of Daughter Zion,
the former rule will come to you,
sovereignty will come to Daughter Jerusalem.

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