Judges 3:22 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 3:22 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 →
וַיָּבֹ֨א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
גַֽם
gam
H1571
also
הַנִּצָּ֜ב
nitstsâb
H5325
hilt
אַחַ֣ר
ʼachar
H310
after
הַלַּ֗הַב
lahab
H3851
flame
וַיִּסְגֹּ֤ר
çâgar
H5462
to shut
הַחֵ֨לֶב֙
cheleb
H2459
fat
בְּעַ֣ד
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
הַלַּ֔הַב
lahab
H3851
flame
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
שָׁלַ֛ף
shâlaph
H8025
to draw off
הַחֶ֖רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
מִבִּטְנ֑וֹ
beṭen
H990
belly
וַיֵּצֵ֖א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
הַֽפַּרְשְׁדֹֽנָה
parshᵉdôn
H6574
excrement
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World English Bible Public Domain
and the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed on the blade, for he didn't draw the sword out of his body; and it came out behind.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the dirt came out.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the handle also went in after the blade, and the fat closed around the handle, for he did not pull the sword from his belly, and excrement came out.
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