Judges 14:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 14:4 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 →
וְאָבִ֨יו
ʼâb
H1
father
וְאִמּ֜וֹ
ʼêm
H517
mother
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יָדְע֗וּ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
מֵיְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הִ֔יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
תֹאֲנָ֥ה
taʼănâh
H8385
heat
הֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וּבָעֵ֣ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
הַהִ֔יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
מֹשְׁלִ֥ים
mâshal
H4910
to rule
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
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World English Bible Public Domain
But his father and his mother didn't know that it was of Yahweh; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. Now at that time the Philistines had rule over Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But his father and his mother did not know that it from Yahweh, for he seeking an occasion against the Philistines. For at that time the Philistines ruling over Israel.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).