Judges 7:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 7:20 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 →
וַֽ֠יִּתְקְעוּ
tâqaʻ
H8628
to blow
שְׁלֹ֨שֶׁת
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
הָרָאשִׁ֥ים
rôʼsh
H7218
head
בַּשּֽׁוֹפָרוֹת֮
shôwphâr
H7782
horn
וַיִּשְׁבְּר֣וּ
shâbar
H7665
to break
הַכַּדִּים֒
kad
H3537
jar
וַיַּחֲזִ֤יקוּ
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
בְיַד
yâd
H3027
hand
שְׂמאוֹלָם֙
sᵉmôʼwl
H8040
left
בַּלַּפִּדִ֔ים
lappîyd
H3940
torch
וּבְיַ֨ד
yâd
H3027
hand
יְמִינָ֔ם
yâmîyn
H3225
right hand
הַשּׁוֹפָר֖וֹת
shôwphâr
H7782
horn
לִתְק֑וֹעַ
tâqaʻ
H8628
to blow
וַֽיִּקְרְא֔וּ
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
חֶ֥רֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
לַֽיהוָ֖ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וּלְגִדְעֽוֹן
Gidʻôwn
H1439
Gideon
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World English Bible Public Domain
The three companies blew the trumpets, and broke the pitchers, and held the torches in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands with which to blow; and they cried, The sword of Yahweh and of Gideon.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then the three companies blew on the shofars and broke the jars. And they held the torches in their left hand and the shofars in their right hand to blow. And they called out, “A sword for Yahweh and for Gideon.”
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