Judges 14:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 14:12 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
לָהֶם֙
שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן
Shimshôwn
H8123
Samson
אָחֽוּדָה
chûwd
H2330
to propose a riddle
נָּ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
לָכֶ֖ם
חִידָ֑ה
chîydâh
H2420
riddle
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
הַגֵּ֣ד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
תַּגִּידוּ֩
nâgad
H5046
to make known
אוֹתָ֨הּ
ʼêth
H853
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לִ֜י
שִׁבְעַ֨ת
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
יְמֵ֤י
yôwm
H3117
day
הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙
mishteh
H4960
feast
וּמְצָאתֶ֔ם
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
וְנָתַתִּ֤י
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָכֶם֙
שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים
shᵉlôwshîym
H7970
thirty
סְדִינִ֔ים
çâdîyn
H5466
linen wrapper
וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים
shᵉlôwshîym
H7970
thirty
חֲלִפֹ֥ת
chălîyphâh
H2487
change
בְּגָדִֽים
beged
H899
garment
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World English Bible Public Domain
Samson said to them, Let me now put forth a riddle to you: if you can declare it to me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of clothing;
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King James Version Public Domain
And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you: if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of garments:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Samson said to them, “Please let me put a riddle to you. If declaring, you declare it to me the seven days of the feast and you find, then I will give to you 30 linen garments and 30 changes of clothes.
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