Judges 7:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 7:6 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 →
וַיְהִ֗י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִסְפַּ֞ר
miçpâr
H4557
number
הַֽמֲלַקְקִ֤ים
lâqaq
H3952
to lap
בְּיָדָם֙
yâd
H3027
hand
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
פִּיהֶ֔ם
peh
H6310
mouth
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
מֵא֖וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
אִ֑ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְכֹל֙
kôl
H3605
all
יֶ֣תֶר
yether
H3499
remainder
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
כָּרְע֥וּ
kâraʻ
H3766
to bow
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
בִּרְכֵיהֶ֖ם
berek
H1290
knee
לִשְׁתּ֥וֹת
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
מָֽיִם
mayim
H4325
water
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World English Bible Public Domain
The number of those who lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, was three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down on their knees to drink water.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the number of the ones lapping with their hand to their mouth was 300 men, and all of the rest of the people knelt upon their knees to drink the water.
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