Judges 3:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 3:20 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 →
וְאֵה֣וּד
ʼÊhûwd
H164
Ehud
בָּ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
וְהֽוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
יֹ֠שֵׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בַּעֲלִיַּ֨ת
ʻălîyâh
H5944
roof chamber
הַמְּקֵרָ֤ה
mᵉqêrâh
H4747
coolness
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לוֹ֙
לְבַדּ֔וֹ
bad
H905
apart
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵה֔וּד
ʼÊhûwd
H164
Ehud
דְּבַר
dâbâr
H1697
word
אֱלֹהִ֥ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
לִ֖י
אֵלֶ֑יךָ
ʼêl
H413
to
וַיָּ֖קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
מֵעַ֥ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַכִּסֵּֽא
kiççêʼ
H3678
throne
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World English Bible Public Domain
Ehud came to him; and he was sitting by himself alone in the cool upper room. Ehud said, I have a message from God to you. He arose out of his seat.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Ehud came unto him; and he was sitting in a summer parlor, which he had for himself alone. And Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of his seat.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Ehud came to him. Now he was sitting in the upper room of coolness that to him, alone. And Ehud said, “A word from God to me for you.” And he arose from upon the throne.
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