Joshua 9:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJoshua 9:18 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 →
וְלֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הִכּוּם֙
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נִשְׁבְּע֤וּ
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
לָהֶם֙
נְשִׂיאֵ֣י
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
הָֽעֵדָ֔ה
ʻêdâh
H5712
congregation
בַּֽיהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיִּלֹּ֥נוּ
lûwn
H3885
to lodge
כָל
kôl
H3605
all
הָעֵדָ֖ה
ʻêdâh
H5712
congregation
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַנְּשִׂיאִֽים
nâsîyʼ
H5387
chief
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World English Bible Public Domain
The children of Israel didn't strike them, because the princes of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel. All the congregation murmured against the princes.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the children of Israel smote them not, because the princes of the congregation had sworn unto them by the LORD God of Israel. And all the congregation murmured against the princes.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the sons of Israel did not strike them, because the leaders of the congregation had sworn to them by Yahweh, the God of Israel. And all of the congregation murmured against the leaders.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).