Judges 11:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 11:17 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
מַלְאָכִ֣ים
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֶלֶךְ֩
melek
H4428
king
אֱד֨וֹם
ʼĔdôm
H123
Edom
לֵאמֹ֜ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶעְבְּרָה
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
נָּ֣א
nâʼ
H4994
please
בְאַרְצֶ֗ךָ
ʼerets
H776
land
וְלֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁמַע֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
מֶ֣לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֱד֔וֹם
ʼĔdôm
H123
Edom
וְגַ֨ם
gam
H1571
also
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מֶ֧לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
מוֹאָ֛ב
Môwʼâb
H4124
Moab
שָׁלַ֖ח
shâlach
H7971
to send
וְלֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָבָ֑ה
ʼâbâh
H14
to be willing
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
בְּקָדֵֽשׁ
Qâdêsh
H6946
Kadesh
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World English Bible Public Domain
then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, Please let me pass through your land; but the king of Edom didn't listen. In the same way, he sent to the king of Moab; but he would not: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edom, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land: but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in like manner they sent unto the king of Moab: but he would not consent: and Israel abode in Kadesh.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, “Please may I pass through your land.” But the king of Edom did not listen. And he also sent to the king of Moab, but he did not consent. So Israel dwelled in Kadesh.
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