Judges 16:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 16:5 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 →
וַיַּעֲל֨וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֵלֶ֜יהָ
ʼêl
H413
to
סַרְנֵ֣י
çeren
H5633
lord
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָ֜הּ
פַּתִּ֣י
pâthâh
H6601
to deceive
אוֹת֗וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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וּרְאִי֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בַּמֶּה֙
mâh
H4100
what
כֹּח֣וֹ
kôach
H3581
strength
גָד֔וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וּבַמֶּה֙
mâh
H4100
what
נ֣וּכַל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
ל֔וֹ
וַאֲסַרְנֻ֖הוּ
ʼâçar
H631
to bind
לְעַנֹּת֑וֹ
ʻânâh
H6031
to afflict
וַאֲנַ֨חְנוּ֙
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
נִתַּן
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָ֔ךְ
אִ֕ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
אֶ֥לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
וּמֵאָ֖ה
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
כָּֽסֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
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World English Bible Public Domain
The lords of the Philistines came up to her, and said to her, Entice him, and see in which his great strength lies, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him: and we will each give you of us eleven hundred [pieces] of silver.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, Entice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what means we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him; and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred pieces of silver.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the lords of the Philistines came up to her and they said to her, “Entice him and see in what his great strength and in what we shall overcome him, that we may bind him to humble him. And we ourselves will give to you, a man, 1,100 silver.”
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