Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
14:4-6 Both people and animals were helpless in the drought. • The farmers would cover their heads with coarse burlap to express shame, humiliation, and mourning.
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
14:4-6 Both people and animals were helpless in the drought. • The farmers would cover their heads with coarse burlap to express shame, humiliation, and mourning.
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
For the hind also calveth in the field, and forsaketh [its young], because there is no grass.
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh her young, because there is no grass.
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
Yes, the doe in the field also calves and forsakes her young, because there is no grass.
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
And the roe, giving birth in the field, lets her young one be uncared for, because there is no grass.