Judges 4:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 4:18 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 →
וַתֵּצֵ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
יָעֵל֮
Yâʻêl
H3278
Jael
לִקְרַ֣את
qirʼâh
H7125
to meet
סִֽיסְרָא֒
Çîyçᵉrâʼ
H5516
Sisera
וַתֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֗יו
ʼêl
H413
to
סוּרָ֧ה
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
אֲדֹנִ֛י
ʼâdôwn
H113
lord
סוּרָ֥ה
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
אֵלַ֖י
ʼêl
H413
to
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תִּירָ֑א
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
וַיָּ֤סַר
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאֹ֔הֱלָה
ʼôhel
H168
tent
וַתְּכַסֵּ֖הוּ
kâçâh
H3680
to cover
בַּשְּׂמִיכָֽה
sᵉmîykâh
H8063
coverlet
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
Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said to him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; don't be afraid. He came in to her into the tent, and she covered him with a rug.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Jael went out to meet Sisera, and said unto him, Turn in, my lord, turn in to me; fear not. And when he had turned in unto her into the tent, she covered him with a mantle.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Jael went out to meet Sisera and she said to him, “Turn aside, my lord, turn aside to me. Do not fear.” So he turned aside to her, into the tent, and she covered him with a blanket.
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