Judges 13:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 13:20 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 →
וַיְהִי֩
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַעֲל֨וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
הַלַּ֜הַב
lahab
H3851
flame
מֵעַ֤ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמִּזְבֵּ֨חַ֙
mizbêach
H4196
altar
הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וַיַּ֥עַל
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מַלְאַךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בְּלַ֣הַב
lahab
H3851
flame
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ
mizbêach
H4196
altar
וּמָנ֤וֹחַ
Mânôwach
H4495
Manoah
וְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
רֹאִ֔ים
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וַיִּפְּל֥וּ
nâphal
H5307
to fall
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
פְּנֵיהֶ֖ם
pânîym
H6440
face
אָֽרְצָה
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
For it happened, when the flame went up toward the sky from off the altar, that the angel of Yahweh ascended in the flame of the altar: and Manoah and his wife looked on; and they fell on their faces to the ground.
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King James Version Public Domain
For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward heaven from off the altar, that the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to the ground.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For it happened, in the going up of the flame from the altar toward the heavens, that the angel of Yahweh went up in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife watching, and they fell on their faces to the ground.
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