Judges 18:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 18:7 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 →
וַיֵּלְכוּ֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת
châmêsh
H2568
five
הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לָ֑יְשָׁה
Layish
H3919
Laish
וַיִּרְא֣וּ
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָ֣ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּקִרְבָּ֣הּ
qereb
H7130
midst
יוֹשֶֽׁבֶת
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
לָ֠בֶטַח
beṭach
H983
security
כְּמִשְׁפַּ֨ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
צִדֹנִ֜ים
Tsîydônîy
H6722
Sidonians
שֹׁקֵ֣ט
shâqaṭ
H8252
to be quiet
וּבֹטֵ֗חַ
bâṭach
H982
to trust
וְאֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
מַכְלִ֨ים
kâlam
H3637
to shame
דָּבָ֤ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
בָּאָ֨רֶץ֙
ʼerets
H776
land
יוֹרֵ֣שׁ
yârash
H3423
to inherit
עֶ֔צֶר
ʻetser
H6114
restraint
וּרְחֹקִ֥ים
râchôwq
H7350
far
הֵ֨מָּה֙
hêm
H1992
they
מִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔ים
Tsîydônîy
H6722
Sidonians
וְדָבָ֥ר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֵין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
לָהֶ֖ם
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
אָדָֽם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people who were therein, how they lived in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, quiet and secure; for there was none in the land, possessing authority, that might put [them] to shame in anything, and they were far from the Sidonians, and had no dealings with any man.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the five men went, and they came Laish. And they saw the people who in the midst of it dwelling in security, according to the manner of the Sidonians, reposing and being secure. And no one possessing restraint humiliating a thing in the land. And they far from the Sidonians, and no thing to them with man.
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