Translation comparison

2 Esdras 2:23 in 1 translation

Every translation here words this verse identically, which is itself worth knowing — there is no interpretive fork to weigh.

Read with nearby context Open chapter 2

Early modern English

Seventeenth-century wording and sentence shape. Familiar, rhythmic, and the version most quotations you have heard are taken from.

King James Version

KJV

Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and bury them, and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection.

1611 / 1769 · Public domain · The Authorised Version, revised to the 1769 Blayney text. Includes the Apocrypha as printed in 1611.

The verses either side

King James text. A comparison is easier to judge when you can see the sentence the verse sits inside.

22Keep the old and young within thy walls.

23Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and bury them, and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection.

24Abide still, O my people, and take thy rest, for thy quietness still come.

Not shown for this verse: American Standard Version, Darby Bible, Young's Literal Translation, World English Bible, Open English Bible (US), Open English Bible (Commonwealth), Bible in Basic English. Most modern translations do not include the Apocrypha.