King James Version

Obadiah 1:21

And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD’s.

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וְעָל֤וּvealvand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and ascend up”, a completed action in a sequenceH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…מֽוֹשִׁעִים֙moshiimbe safeיָשַׁעverb, hiphil, participle, absolute — “be safe”, a verb used as a describing wordH3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor[idiom] at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.בְּהַ֣רbeharin hillהַרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.צִיּ֔וֹןtsionZionצִיּוֹןnoun, proper name — “Zion”H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of JerusalemZion.לִשְׁפֹּ֖טlishpotto judgeשָׁפַטpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to judge”, the to-form of the verbH8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)[phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַ֣רharhillהַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “hill”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2022a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)hill (country), mount(-ain), [idiom] promotion.עֵשָׂ֑וesavEsauעֵשָׂוnoun, proper name — “Esau”H6215Esav, a son of Isaac, including his posterityEsau.וְהָיְתָ֥הvehayetahand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לַֽיהוָ֖הlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).הַמְּלוּכָֽהhamlukhahthe kingsomמְלוּכָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the kingsom”, the ordinary formH4410something ruled, i.e. a realmkingsom, king's, [idiom] royal.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be Jehovah’s.

Young’s Literal Translation

And gone up have saviours on mount Zion, To judge the mount of Esau, And the kingdom hath been to Jehovah!'

World English Bible

Saviors will go up on Mount Zion to judge the mountains of Esau, and the kingdom will be Yahweh’s.

Darby Translation

And saviours shall come up on mount Zion, to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be Jehovah's.

Douay-Rheims

And saviours shall come up into mount Sion to judge the mount of Esau: and the kingdom shall be for the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD'S.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they that escape shall come up from mount Sion, to take vengeance on the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the Lord's.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀναβήσονται ἀνασωζόμενοι ἐξ ὄρους Σιὼν, τοῦ ἐκδικῆσαι τὸ ὄρος Ἡσαῦ, καὶ ἔσται τῷ Κυρίῳ ἡ βασιλεία.