Judges 7:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 7:5 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 →
וַיּ֥וֹרֶד
yârad
H3381
to go down
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַמָּ֑יִם
mayim
H4325
water
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֜ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
גִּדְע֗וֹן
Gidʻôwn
H1439
Gideon
כֹּ֣ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָלֹק֩
lâqaq
H3952
to lap
בִּלְשׁוֹנ֨וֹ
lâshôwn
H3956
tongue
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַמַּ֜יִם
mayim
H4325
water
כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָלֹ֣ק
lâqaq
H3952
to lap
הַכֶּ֗לֶב
keleb
H3611
dog
תַּצִּ֤יג
yâtsag
H3322
to set
אוֹתוֹ֙
ʼêth
H853
-
לְבָ֔ד
bad
H905
apart
וְכֹ֛ל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִכְרַ֥ע
kâraʻ
H3766
to bow
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בִּרְכָּ֖יו
berek
H1290
knee
לִשְׁתּֽוֹת
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
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World English Bible Public Domain
So he brought down the people to the water: and Yahweh said to Gideon, Everyone who laps of the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, him shall you set by himself; likewise everyone who bows down on his knees to drink.
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King James Version Public Domain
So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So he brought the people down to the water, and Yahweh said to Gideon, “Anyone who laps with his tongue from the water just as a dog laps, you shall set him apart, and anyone who kneels upon his knees to drink.”
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