Judges 21:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 21:23 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 →
וַיַּֽעֲשׂוּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כֵן֙
kên
H3651
thus
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
בִנְיָמִ֔ן
Binyâmîyn
H1144
Benjamin
וַיִּשְׂא֤וּ
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
נָשִׁים֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
לְמִסְפָּרָ֔ם
miçpâr
H4557
number
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַמְּחֹלְל֖וֹת
chûwl
H2342
to writhe
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
גָּזָ֑לוּ
gâzal
H1497
to plunder
וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַיָּשׁ֨וּבוּ֙
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
נַ֣חֲלָתָ֔ם
nachălâh
H5159
inheritance
וַיִּבְנוּ֙
bânâh
H1129
to build
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בָּהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
The children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of those who danced, whom they carried off: and they went and returned to their inheritance, and built the cities, and lived in them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the children of Benjamin did so, and took them wives, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught: and they went and returned unto their inheritance, and repaired the cities, and dwelt in them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the sons of Benjamin did thus, and they carried away wives for their number from the ones dancing, whom they caught. And they went and returned to their inheritance, and they built the cities and dwelled in them.
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