Judges 19:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 19:1 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 →
וַיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בַּיָּמִ֣ים
yôwm
H3117
day
הָהֵ֔ם
hêm
H1992
they
וּמֶ֖לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אֵ֣ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיְהִ֣י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לֵוִ֗י
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
גָּ֚ר
gûwr
H1481
to sojourn
בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֣י
yᵉrêkâh
H3411
side
הַר
har
H2022
mountain
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
ʼEphrayim
H669
Ephraim
וַיִּֽקַּֽח
lâqach
H3947
to take
לוֹ֙
אִשָּׁ֣ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
פִילֶ֔גֶשׁ
pîylegesh
H6370
concubine
מִבֵּ֥ית
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
לֶ֖חֶם
Bêyth Lechem
H1035
Bethlehem
יְהוּדָֽה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem Judah.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now it happened in those days, and a king not in Israel, that a man, a Levite, was sojourning in the flanks of the hill country of Ephraim. He took for himself a woman, a concubine, from Bethlehem Judah.
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