Judges 5:23 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 5:23 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 →
א֣וֹרוּ
ʼârar
H779
to curse
מֵר֗וֹז
Mêrôwz
H4789
Meroz
אָמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מַלְאַ֣ךְ
mălʼâk
H4397
messenger
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֹ֥רוּ
ʼârar
H779
to curse
אָר֖וֹר
ʼârar
H779
to curse
יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
בָ֨אוּ֙
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
לְעֶזְרַ֣ת
ʻezrâh
H5833
help
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
לְעֶזְרַ֥ת
ʻezrâh
H5833
help
יְהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בַּגִּבּוֹרִֽים
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
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World English Bible Public Domain
Curse you Meroz, said the angel of Yahweh. Curse you bitterly the inhabitants of it, Because they didn't come to the help of Yahweh, To the help of Yahweh against the mighty.
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King James Version Public Domain
Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
‘Curse Meroz!’ said the angel of Yahweh. ‘Cursing, you shall curse the dwellers of it, because they did not come to the aid of Yahweh, to the aid of Yahweh against the warriors.’
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