Judges 4:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 4:3 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 →
וַיִּצְעֲק֥וּ
tsâʻaq
H6817
to cry out
בְנֵֽי
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
כִּ֠י
kîy
H3588
that
תְּשַׁ֨ע
têshaʻ
H8672
nine
מֵא֤וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
רֶֽכֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
בַּרְזֶל֙
barzel
H1270
iron
ל֔וֹ
וְ֠הוּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
לָחַ֞ץ
lâchats
H3905
to oppress
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּנֵ֧י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
בְּחָזְקָ֖ה
chozqâh
H2394
might
עֶשְׂרִ֥ים
ʻesrîym
H6242
twenty
שָׁנָֽה
shâneh
H8141
year
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World English Bible Public Domain
The children of Israel cried to Yahweh: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD: for he had nine hundred chariots of iron; and twenty years he mightily oppressed the children of Israel.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the sons of Israel cried out to Yahweh, for 900 chariots of iron to him, and he oppressed the sons of Israel with might 20 years.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).