Joshua 24:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 24:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
לִפְנֵיכֶם֙
pânîym
H6440
face
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַצִּרְעָ֔ה
tsirʻâh
H6880
hornets
וַתְּגָ֤רֶשׁ
gârash
H1644
to drive out
אוֹתָם֙
ʼêth
H853
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מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם
pânîym
H6440
face
שְׁנֵ֖י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
מַלְכֵ֣י
melek
H4428
king
הָאֱמֹרִ֑י
ʼĔmôrîy
H567
Amorite
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בְחַרְבְּךָ֖
chereb
H2719
sword
וְלֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בְקַשְׁתֶּֽךָ
qesheth
H7198
bow
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World English Bible Public Domain
I sent the hornet before you, which drove them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; not with your sword, nor with your bow.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites; but not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I sent the hornet to your faces, and it dispossessed them out from your faces, the two kings of the Amorite, not by your sword and not by your bow.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).