Judges 20:40 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 20:40 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 →
וְהַמַּשְׂאֵ֗ת
masʼêth
H4864
burden
הֵחֵ֛לָּה
châlal
H2490
to profane
לַעֲל֥וֹת
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
עַמּ֣וּד
ʻammûwd
H5982
pillar
עָשָׁ֑ן
ʻâshân
H6227
smoke
וַיִּ֤פֶן
pânâh
H6437
to turn
בִּנְיָמִן֙
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
אַחֲרָ֔יו
ʼachar
H310
after
וְהִנֵּ֛ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עָלָ֥ה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
כְלִיל
kâlîyl
H3632
whole
הָעִ֖יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
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World English Bible Public Domain
But when the cloud began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them; and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to the sky.
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King James Version Public Domain
But when the flame began to arise up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the signal began to go up from the city, a column of smoke, and Benjamin turned after it, and behold, the whole of the city had gone up to the heavens.
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