Judges 21:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 21:18 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 →
וַאֲנַ֗חְנוּ
ʼănachnûw
H587
we
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
נוּכַ֛ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לָתֵת
nâthan
H5414
to give
לָהֶ֥ם
נָשִׁ֖ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
מִבְּנוֹתֵ֑ינוּ
bath
H1323
daughter
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
נִשְׁבְּע֤וּ
shâbaʻ
H7650
to swear
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אָר֕וּר
ʼârar
H779
to curse
נֹתֵ֥ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אִשָּׁ֖ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
לְבִנְיָמִֽן
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
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World English Bible Public Domain
However we may not give them wives of our daughters, for the children of Israel had sworn, saying, Cursed be he who gives a wife to Benjamin.
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King James Version Public Domain
Howbeit we may not give them wives of our daughters: for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But we ourselves are not able to give wives to them from our daughters, because the sons of Israel have sworn, saying, ‘Cursed the one giving a wife to Benjamin.’”
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