Judges 12:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 12:1 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 →
וַיִּצָּעֵק֙
tsâʻaq
H6817
to cry out
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖ר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
צָפ֑וֹנָה
tsâphôwn
H6828
north
וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְיִפְתָּ֜ח
Yiphtâch
H3316
Jephthah
מַדּ֣וּעַ
maddûwaʻ
H4069
why
עָבַ֣רְתָּ
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בִּבְנֵי
bên
H1121
son
עַמּ֗וֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
וְלָ֨נוּ֙
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
קָרָ֨אתָ֙
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לָלֶ֣כֶת
yâlak
H3212
to walk
עִמָּ֔ךְ
ʻim
H5973
with
בֵּיתְךָ֕
bayith
H1004
house
נִשְׂרֹ֥ף
sâraph
H8313
to burn
עָלֶ֖יךָ
ʻal
H5921
upon
בָּאֵֽשׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
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World English Bible Public Domain
The men of Ephraim were gathered together, and passed northward; and they said to Jephthah, Why did you pass over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didn't call us to go with you? we will burn your house on you with fire.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went northward, and said unto Jephthah, Wherefore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee? we will burn thine house upon thee with fire.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And a man of Ephraim was summoned, and he crossed over northward. And they said to Jephthah, “Why did you cross over to fight with the sons of Ammon but did not call us to go with you? We will burn your house over you with fire.”
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