Judges 12:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 12:3 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 →
וָֽאֶרְאֶ֞ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֵינְךָ֣
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מוֹשִׁ֗יע
yâshaʻ
H3467
to save
וָאָשִׂ֨ימָה
sûwm
H7760
to put
נַפְשִׁ֤י
nephesh
H5315
soul
בְכַפִּי֙
kaph
H3709
palm
וָֽאֶעְבְּרָה֙
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
עַמּ֔וֹן
ʻAmmôwn
H5983
Ammon
וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם
nâthan
H5414
to give
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּיָדִ֑י
yâd
H3027
hand
וְלָמָ֞ה
mâh
H4100
what
עֲלִיתֶ֥ם
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֵלַ֛י
ʼêl
H413
to
הַיּ֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַזֶּ֖ה
zeh
H2088
this
לְהִלָּ֥חֶם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בִּֽי
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World English Bible Public Domain
When I saw that you didn't save me, I put my life in my hand, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and Yahweh delivered them into my hand: why then are you come up to me this day, to fight against me?
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King James Version Public Domain
And when I saw that ye delivered me not, I put my life in my hands, and passed over against the children of Ammon, and the LORD delivered them into my hand: wherefore then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I saw that you not a savior, and I put my life in my palm and crossed over against the sons of Ammon, and Yahweh gave them into my hand. So why have you come up to me this day to fight with me?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).