Judges 17:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 17:8 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 →
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
הָאִ֜ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מֵהָעִ֗יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מִבֵּ֥ית
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
לֶ֨חֶם֙
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
יְהוּדָ֔ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
לָג֖וּר
gûwr
H1481
to sojourn
בַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִמְצָ֑א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
וַיָּבֹ֧א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הַר
har
H2022
mountain
אֶפְרַ֛יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
בֵּ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
מִיכָ֖ה
Mîykâh
H4318
Micah
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
דַּרְכּֽוֹ
derek
H1870
way
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World English Bible Public Domain
The man departed out of the city, out of Bethlehem Judah, to sojourn where he could find [a place], and he came to the hill-country of Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he traveled.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the man departed out of the city from Bethlehemjudah to sojourn where he could find a place: and he came to mount Ephraim to the house of Micah, as he journeyed.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the man went from the city, from Bethlehem Judah, to sojourn in where he might find. And he entered the hill country of Ephraim, to the house of Micah, to make his way.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).