Judges 20:38 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 20:38 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 →
וְהַמּוֹעֵ֗ד
môwʻêd
H4150
appointed time
הָיָ֛ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְאִ֥ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
הָאֹרֵ֑ב
ʼârab
H693
to lie in wait
הֶ֕רֶב
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
לְהַעֲלוֹתָ֛ם
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מַשְׂאַ֥ת
masʼêth
H4864
burden
הֶעָשָׁ֖ן
ʻâshân
H6227
smoke
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעִֽיר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
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World English Bible Public Domain
Now the appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait was that they should make a great cloud of smoke rise up out of the city.
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King James Version Public Domain
Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke rise up out of the city.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now a sign was to the men of Israel with the ambush, “Make great” for them sending up a signal of smoke from the city
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).