Judges 7:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 7:8 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 →
וַיִּקְח֣וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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צֵדָה֩
tsêydâh
H6720
provision
הָעָ֨ם
ʻam
H5971
people
בְּיָדָ֜ם
yâd
H3027
hand
וְאֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H853
-
שׁוֹפְרֹֽתֵיהֶ֗ם
shôwphâr
H7782
horn
וְאֵ֨ת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אִ֤ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
שִׁלַּח֙
shâlach
H7971
to send
אִ֣ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
לְאֹֽהָלָ֔יו
ʼôhel
H168
tent
וּבִשְׁלֹשׁ
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
מֵא֥וֹת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
הָאִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
הֶֽחֱזִ֑יק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
וּמַחֲנֵ֣ה
machăneh
H4264
camp
מִדְיָ֔ן
Midyân
H4080
Midian
הָ֥יָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
ל֖וֹ
מִתַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
בָּעֵֽמֶק
ʻêmeq
H6010
valley
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World English Bible Public Domain
So the people took food in their hand, and their trumpets; and he sent all the men of Israel every man to his tent, but retained the three hundred men: and the camp of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
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King James Version Public Domain
So the people took victuals in their hand, and their trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the valley.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So the people took provision into their hand and their shofars, but every man of Israel he sent away, a man to his tents, but he held onto the 300 men. Now the camp of Midian was to him from below, in the valley.
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