Judges 15:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 15:4 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 →
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן
Shimshôwn
H8123
Samson
וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד
lâkad
H3920
to capture
שְׁלֹשׁ
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
מֵא֣וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
שׁוּעָלִ֑ים
shûwʻâl
H7776
fox
וַיִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לַפִּדִ֗ים
lappîyd
H3940
torch
וַיֶּ֤פֶן
pânâh
H6437
to turn
זָנָב֙
zânâb
H2180
tail
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
זָנָ֔ב
zânâb
H2180
tail
וַיָּ֨שֶׂם
sûwm
H7760
to put
לַפִּ֥יד
lappîyd
H3940
torch
אֶחָ֛ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
בֵּין
bêyn
H996
between
שְׁנֵ֥י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
הַזְּנָב֖וֹת
zânâb
H2180
tail
בַּתָּֽוֶךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
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World English Bible Public Domain
Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between every two tails.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Samson went and caught 300 foxes, and he took torches, and he turned tail to tail, and he put one torch between two of the tails, in the middle.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).