Isaiah 36:21
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
KJV
Et siluerunt, et non responderunt ei verbum. Mandaverat enim rex, dicens : Ne respondeatis ei.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐσιώπησαν, καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀπεκρίθη αὐτῷ λόγον, διὰ τὸ προστάξαι τὸν βασιλέα μηδένα ἀποκριθῆναι.
LXX
But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.
ASV
וַֽ/יַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ וְ/לֹֽא עָנ֥וּ אֹת֖/וֹ דָּבָ֑ר כִּֽי מִצְוַ֨ת הַ/מֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵ/אמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽ/הוּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
ה֖וּא
hv'
pronoun · 1878×
ו
v
noun · 183×
חֹ֣רְשֵׁי
chrshy
verb · 72×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
מֶֽלֶךְ
mlk
noun · 2518×
נִי
ny
verb · 325×
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 10:27 — But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.
- Amos 5:13 — Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
- Eccl 3:7 — A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
- Prov 23:9 — Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
- Prov 26:4 — Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.