Judges 8:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 8:14 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 →
וַיִּלְכָּד
lâkad
H3920
to capture
נַ֛עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥י
ʼîysh
H376
man
סֻכּ֖וֹת
Çukkôwth
H5523
Succoth
וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב
kâthab
H3789
to write
אֵלָ֜יו
ʼêl
H413
to
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שָׂרֵ֤י
sar
H8269
prince
סֻכּוֹת֙
Çukkôwth
H5523
Succoth
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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זְקֵנֶ֔יהָ
zâqên
H2205
old
שִׁבְעִ֥ים
shibʻîym
H7657
seventy
וְשִׁבְעָ֖ה
shebaʻ
H7651
seven
אִֽישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders of it, seventy-seven men.
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King James Version Public Domain
And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he captured a youth from the men of Succoth and he questioned him. And he wrote for him the leaders of Succoth and its elders, 77 men.
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