Judges 12:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 12:2 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 →
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יִפְתָּח֙
Yiphtâch
H3316
Jephthah
אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼêl
H413
to
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
רִ֗יב
rîyb
H7379
strife
הָיִ֛יתִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אֲנִ֛י
ʼănîy
H589
I
וְעַמִּ֥י
ʻam
H5971
people
וּבְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
עַמּ֖וֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
מְאֹ֑ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וָאֶזְעַ֣ק
zâʻaq
H2199
to cry out
אֶתְכֶ֔ם
ʼêth
H853
-
וְלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
הוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֥ם
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
אוֹתִ֖י
ʼêth
H853
-
מִיָּדָֽם
yâd
H3027
hand
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jephthah said to them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, you didn't save me out of their hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jephthah said unto them, I and my people were at great strife with the children of Ammon; and when I called you, ye delivered me not out of their hands.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Jephthah said to them, “I was a man of strife, I and my people and the sons of Ammon, exceedingly. And I summoned you, but you did not save me from their hand.
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