Judges 8:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 8:7 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 →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
גִּדְע֔וֹן
Gidʻôwn
H1439
Gideon
לָכֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
בְּתֵ֧ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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זֶ֥בַח
Zebach
H2078
Zebah
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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צַלְמֻנָּ֖ע
Tsalmunnâʻ
H6759
Zalmunna
בְּיָדִ֑י
yâd
H3027
hand
וְדַשְׁתִּי֙
dûwsh
H1758
to thresh
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בְּשַׂרְכֶ֔ם
bâsâr
H1320
flesh
אֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
קוֹצֵ֥י
qôwts
H6975
thorn
הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר
midbâr
H4057
wilderness
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H854
with
הַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים
barqân
H1303
briers
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World English Bible Public Domain
Gideon said, Therefore when Yahweh has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So Gideon said, “Therefore, in the giving of Yahweh Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, then I will thrash your flesh with thorns of the wilderness and briers.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).