Judges 8:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 8:21 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 →
וַיֹּ֜אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
זֶ֣בַח
Zebach
H2078
Zebah
וְצַלְמֻנָּ֗ע
Tsalmunnâʻ
H6759
Zalmunna
ק֤וּם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
אַתָּה֙
ʼattâh
H859
you
וּפְגַע
pâgaʻ
H6293
to meet
בָּ֔נוּ
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
כָאִ֖ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
גְּבוּרָת֑וֹ
gᵉbûwrâh
H1369
strength
וַיָּ֣קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
גִּדְע֗וֹן
Gidʻôwn
H1439
Gideon
וַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙
hârag
H2026
to kill
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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זֶ֣בַח
Zebach
H2078
Zebah
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע
Tsalmunnâʻ
H6759
Zalmunna
וַיִּקַּח֙
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַשַּׂ֣הֲרֹנִ֔ים
sahărôn
H7720
moon
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּצַוְּארֵ֥י
tsavvâʼr
H6677
neck
גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם
gâmâl
H1581
camel
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise you, and fall on us; for as the man is, so is his strength. Gideon arose, and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescents that were on their camels' necks.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Arise yourself and strike us! For like a man his strength.” So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the ornaments that on the necks of their camels.
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