Judges 14:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 14:8 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 →
וַיָּ֤שָׁב
shûwb
H7725
to return
מִיָּמִים֙
yôwm
H3117
day
לְקַחְתָּ֔הּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
וַיָּ֣סַר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
לִרְא֔וֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֵ֖ת
ʼêth
H853
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מַפֶּ֣לֶת
mappeleth
H4658
carcass
הָאַרְיֵ֑ה
ʼărîy
H738
lion
וְהִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עֲדַ֧ת
ʻêdâh
H5712
congregation
דְּבוֹרִ֛ים
dᵉbôwrâh
H1682
bee
בִּגְוִיַּ֥ת
gᵉvîyâh
H1472
corpse
הָאַרְיֵ֖ה
ʼărîy
H738
lion
וּדְבָֽשׁ
dᵉbash
H1706
honey
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World English Bible Public Domain
After a while he returned to take her; and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees in the body of the lion, and honey.
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King James Version Public Domain
And after a time he returned to take her, and he turned aside to see the carcass of the lion: and, behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass of the lion.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he returned after some days to take her, and he turned to see the carcass of the lion, and behold, a swarm of bees was the body of the lion, and honey.
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