Judges 19:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 19:17 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 →
וַיִּשָּׂ֣א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
עֵינָ֗יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וַיַּ֛רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאֹרֵ֖חַ
ʼârach
H732
to journey
בִּרְחֹ֣ב
rᵉchôb
H7339
plaza
הָעִ֑יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הָאִ֧ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַזָּקֵ֛ן
zâqên
H2205
old
אָ֥נָה
ʼân
H575
where
תֵלֵ֖ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וּמֵאַ֥יִן
ʼayin
H370
where
תָּבֽוֹא
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
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World English Bible Public Domain
He lifted up his eyes, and saw the wayfaring man in the street of the city; and the old man said, Where go you? and whence come you?
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King James Version Public Domain
And when he had lifted up his eyes, he saw a wayfaring man in the street of the city: and the old man said, Whither goest thou? and whence comest thou?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he lifted his eyes, and he saw the traveling man in the open area of the city. And the old man said, “Where are you going and from where are you coming?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).