Judges 20:48 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 20:48 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 →
וְאִ֨ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
שָׁ֣בוּ
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בְּנֵ֤י
bên
H1121
son
בִנְיָמִן֙
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
וַיַּכּ֣וּם
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
לְפִי
peh
H6310
mouth
חֶ֔רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
מֵעִ֤יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מְתֹם֙
mᵉthôm
H4974
soundness
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
בְּהֵמָ֔ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
עַ֖ד
ʻad
H5704
until
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַנִּמְצָ֑א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
גַּ֛ם
gam
H1571
also
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הֶעָרִ֥ים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
הַנִּמְצָא֖וֹת
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
שִׁלְּח֥וּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
בָאֵֽשׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
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World English Bible Public Domain
The men of Israel turned again on the children of Benjamin, and struck them with the edge of the sword, both the entire city, and the cattle, and all that they found: moreover all the cities which they found they set on fire.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the beast, and all that came to hand: also they set on fire all the cities that they came to.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the men of Israel returned to the sons of Benjamin, and they struck them to the mouth of the sword, from a city of entirety to cattle to everything found. Also, all of the cities found, they sent into fire.
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