Judges 9:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:20 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 →
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
אַ֕יִן
ʼayin
H369
nothing
תֵּ֤צֵא
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֵשׁ֙
ʼêsh
H784
fire
מֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
וְתֹאכַ֛ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בַּעֲלֵ֥י
baʻal
H1167
husband
שְׁכֶ֖ם
Shᵉkem
H7927
Shechem
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
מִלּ֑וֹא
millôwʼ
H4407
Millo
וְתֵצֵ֨א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
אֵ֜שׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
מִבַּעֲלֵ֤י
baʻal
H1167
husband
שְׁכֶם֙
Shᵉkem
H7927
Shechem
וּמִבֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
מִלּ֔וֹא
millôwʼ
H4407
Millo
וְתֹאכַ֖ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
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World English Bible Public Domain
but if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
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King James Version Public Domain
But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimelech.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But if not, may fire go forth from Abimelech, and may it consume the lords of Shechem and Beth Millo, and may fire go forth from the lords of Shechem and from Beth Millo, and may it consume Abimelech.”
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