Judges 20:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 20:18 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 →
וַיָּקֻ֜מוּ
qûwm
H6965
to rise
וַיַּעֲל֣וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בֵֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵל֮
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
וַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
בֵאלֹהִים֒
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
מִ֚י
mîy
H4310
who
יַעֲלֶה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
לָּ֣נוּ
בַתְּחִלָּ֔ה
tᵉchillâh
H8462
beginning
לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
בִנְיָמִ֑ן
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
יְהוּדָ֥ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
בַתְּחִלָּֽה
tᵉchillâh
H8462
beginning
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World English Bible Public Domain
The children of Israel arose, and went up to Bethel, and asked counsel of God; and they said, Who shall go up for us first to battle against the children of Benjamin? Yahweh said, Judah [shall go up] first.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the children of Israel arose, and went up to the house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, Which of us shall go up first to the battle against the children of Benjamin? And the LORD said, Judah shall go up first.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they arose and went up to Bethel. And the sons of Israel inquired of God, and they said, “Who should go up for us at the start to the battle with the sons of Benjamin?” And Yahweh said, “Judah at the start.”
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