Judges 20:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 20:3 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 →
וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
בִנְיָמִ֔ן
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עָל֥וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
הַמִּצְפָּ֑ה
Mitspâh
H4709
Mizpah
וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
דַּבְּר֕וּ
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֵיכָ֥ה
ʼêyk
H349
how
נִהְיְתָ֖ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הָרָעָ֥ה
raʻ
H7451
evil
הַזֹּֽאת
zôʼth
H2063
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel had gone up to Mizpah.) The children of Israel said, Tell us, how was this wickedness brought to pass?
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King James Version Public Domain
(Now the children of Benjamin heard that the children of Israel were gone up to Mizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now the sons of Benjamin heard that the sons of Israel had gone up Mizpah. And the sons of Israel said, “Say how this evil has been done.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).