Judges 14:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 14:15 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 →
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַשְּׁבִיעִ֗י
shᵉbîyʻîy
H7637
seventh
וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְאֵֽשֶׁת
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙
Shimshôwn
H8123
Samson
פַּתִּ֣י
pâthâh
H6601
to deceive
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אִישֵׁ֗ךְ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְיַגֶּד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לָ֨נוּ֙
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַ֣חִידָ֔ה
chîydâh
H2420
riddle
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
נִשְׂרֹ֥ף
sâraph
H8313
to burn
אוֹתָ֛ךְ
ʼêth
H853
-
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
אָבִ֖יךְ
ʼâb
H1
father
בָּאֵ֑שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
הַלְיָרְשֵׁ֕נוּ
yârash
H3423
to inherit
קְרָאתֶ֥ם
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
לָ֖נוּ
הֲלֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened on the seventh day, that they said to Samson's wife, Entice your husband, that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and your father's house with fire: have you called us to impoverish us? is it not [so]?
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they said unto Samson's wife, Entice thy husband, that he may declare unto us the riddle, lest we burn thee and thy father's house with fire: have ye called us to take that we have? is it not so?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened on the seventh day that they said to the wife of Samson, “Entice your husband that he may declare to us the riddle, lest we burn you and the house of your father with fire. Did you invite us to dispossess us? not?”
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