Judges 16:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 16:21 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 →
וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּהוּ
ʼâchaz
H270
to grasp
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַֽיְנַקְּר֖וּ
nâqar
H5365
to bore
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֵינָ֑יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיּוֹרִ֨ידוּ
yârad
H3381
to go down
אוֹת֜וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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עַזָּ֗תָה
ʻAzzâh
H5804
Gaza
וַיַּאַסְר֨וּהוּ֙
ʼâçar
H631
to bind
בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם
nᵉchôsheth
H5178
bronze
וַיְהִ֥י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
טוֹחֵ֖ן
ṭâchan
H2912
to grind
בְּבֵ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
האסירים
ʼâçîyr
H615
captive
הָאֲסוּרִֽים
ʼâçar
H631
to bind
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Philistines laid hold on him, and put out his eyes; and they brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison-house.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fetters of brass; and he did grind in the prison house.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Philistines seized him and gouged out his eyes. And they brought him down to Gaza and they bound him with bronze fetters. And he was grinding in the house of prisoners.
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