Judges 20:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 20:4 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 →
וַיַּ֜עַן
ʻânâh
H6030
to answer
הָאִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַלֵּוִ֗י
Lêvîyîy
H3881
Levite
אִ֛ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָאִשָּׁ֥ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הַנִּרְצָחָ֖ה
râtsach
H7523
to murder
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הַגִּבְעָ֨תָה֙
Gibʻâh
H1390
Gibeah
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
בָּ֛אתִי
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֲנִ֥י
ʼănîy
H589
I
וּפִֽילַגְשִׁ֖י
pîylegesh
H6370
concubine
לָלֽוּן
lûwn
H3885
to lodge
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Levite, the husband of the woman who was murdered, answered, I came into Gibeah that belongs to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the man, the Levite, the husband of the murdered woman, answered and said, “To Gibeah that to Benjamin I came, I and my concubine, to lodge.
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