Judges 15:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 15:2 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָבִ֗יהָ
ʼâb
H1
father
אָמֹ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
שָׂנֹ֣א
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
שְׂנֵאתָ֔הּ
sânêʼ
H8130
to hate
וָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה
nâthan
H5414
to give
לְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ
mêrêaʻ
H4828
friend
הֲלֹ֨א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אֲחֹתָ֤הּ
ʼâchôwth
H269
sister
הַקְּטַנָּה֙
qâṭân
H6996
small
טוֹבָ֣ה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מִמֶּ֔נָּה
min
H4480
from
תְּהִי
hâyâh
H1961
to be
נָ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
לְךָ֖
תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ
tachath
H8478
under
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World English Bible Public Domain
Her father said, I most assuredly thought that you had utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion: isn't her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her, instead.
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King James Version Public Domain
And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And her father said, “Saying, I said that hating, you hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister better than she? Please let her be to you instead of her.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).