Judges 21:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 21:3 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָמָ֗ה
mâh
H4100
what
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֣י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
הָ֥יְתָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
זֹּ֖את
zôʼth
H2063
this
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לְהִפָּקֵ֥ד
pâqad
H6485
to visit
הַיּ֛וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
שֵׁ֥בֶט
shêbeṭ
H7626
staff
אֶחָֽד
ʼechâd
H259
one
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
They said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?
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King James Version Public Domain
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said, “Why, Yahweh, God of Israel, should this be in Israel, to be missing today one tribe from Israel?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).