Judges 21:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 21:10 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 →
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ
shâlach
H7971
to send
שָׁ֣ם
shâm
H8033
there
הָעֵדָ֗ה
ʻêdâh
H5712
congregation
שְׁנֵים
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עָשָׂ֥ר
ʻâsâr
H6240
teen
אֶ֛לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
מִבְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
הֶחָ֑יִל
chayil
H2428
strength
וַיְצַוּ֨וּ
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
אוֹתָ֜ם
ʼêth
H853
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לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לְ֠כוּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְהִכִּיתֶ֞ם
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יוֹשְׁבֵ֨י
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
יָבֵ֤שׁ
Yâbêsh
H3003
Jabesh
גִּלְעָד֙
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
לְפִי
peh
H6310
mouth
חֶ֔רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
וְהַנָּשִׁ֖ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְהַטָּֽף
ṭaph
H2945
little children
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World English Bible Public Domain
The congregation sent there twelve thousand men of the most valiant, and commanded them, saying, Go and strike the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the little ones.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the congregation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying, Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabeshgilead with the edge of the sword, with the women and the children.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the congregation sent 12,000 men there from the sons of the army and they commanded them, saying, “Go, and you shall strike the dwellers of Jabesh Gilead to the mouth of the sword, even the women and the children.
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