Judges 12:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 12:5 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 →
וַיִּלְכֹּ֥ד
lâkad
H3920
to capture
גִּלְעָ֛ד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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מַעְבְּר֥וֹת
maʻăbâr
H4569
ford
הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן
Yardên
H3383
Jordan
לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
וְֽ֠הָיָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
יֹאמְר֞וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
פְּלִיטֵ֤י
pâlîyṭ
H6412
fugitive
אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
אֶעֱבֹ֔רָה
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
ל֧וֹ
אַנְשֵֽׁי
ʼîysh
H376
man
גִלְעָ֛ד
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
הַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥י
ʼEphrâthîy
H673
Ephrathite
אַ֖תָּה
ʼattâh
H859
you
וַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. It was so, that when [any of] the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said to him, Are you an Ephraimite? If he said, No;
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King James Version Public Domain
And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites: and it was so, that when those Ephraimites which were escaped said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, Art thou an Ephraimite? If he said, Nay;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Gilead captured the fords of the Jordan to Ephraim. And it happened, when the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me cross over,” then the men of Gilead said to him, “ you an Ephraimite?” If he said, “No,”
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