but Israel even though pursuing ¹  a law of righteousness ²  did not attain it. ³ 

biblegateway Rom 9:31

but Israel, pursuing a law of righteousness, did not arrive at that law.

But Israel, pursuing the law for righteousness, has not achieved the law.

But Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, did not attain to the law.

biblegateway Rom 9:31

but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.

but that Israel who pursued a law that would lead to righteousness did not succeed in reaching that law.

bibleoremus Rom 9:31

but Israel, who did strive for the righteousness that is based on the law, did not succeed in fulfilling that law.

whereas Israel made great efforts after a law of righteousness, but never attained to it.

biblegateway Rom 9:31

but Israel, pursuing the law of righteousness, has not attained to the law of righteousness.

But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.

biblegateway Rom 9:31

but Israel even though pursuing ¹  a law of righteousness ²  did not attain it. ³ 

¹ tn Or “who pursued.” The participle could be taken adverbially or adjectivally.

² tn Or “a legal righteousness,” that is, a righteousness based on law. This translation would treat the genitive δικαιοσύνης (dikaiosunh") as an attributed genitive (see ExSyn 89-91).

³ tn Grk “has not attained unto the law.”