Judges 1:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 1:8 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 →
וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יְהוּדָה֙
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ
lâkad
H3920
to capture
אוֹתָ֔הּ
ʼêth
H853
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וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
לְפִי
peh
H6310
mouth
חָ֑רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
שִׁלְּח֥וּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
בָאֵֽשׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
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World English Bible Public Domain
The children of Judah fought against Jerusalem, and took it, and struck it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the sons of Judah fought with Jerusalem and captured it. And they struck it to the mouth of the sword, and they sent the city into fire.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).