Judges 11:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 11:12 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יִפְתָּח֙
Yiphtâch
H3316
Jephthah
מַלְאָכִ֔ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֶ֥לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בְּנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
עַמּ֖וֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
לֵאמֹ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
לִּ֣י
וָלָ֔ךְ
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
בָ֥אתָ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלַ֖י
ʼêl
H413
to
לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בְּאַרְצִֽי
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What have you to do with me, that you are come to me to fight against my land?
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jephthah sent messengers unto the king of the children of Ammon, saying, What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against me to fight in my land?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Jephthah sent messengers to the king of the sons of Ammon, saying, “What to me and to you, that you have come against me to fight in my land?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).