Judges 9:36 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:36 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 →
וַיַּרְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
גַּעַל֮
Gaʻal
H1603
Gaal
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָם֒
ʻam
H5971
people
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
זְבֻ֔ל
Zᵉbul
H2083
Zebul
הִנֵּה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
עָ֣ם
ʻam
H5971
people
יוֹרֵ֔ד
yârad
H3381
to go down
מֵרָאשֵׁ֖י
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הֶהָרִ֑ים
har
H2022
mountain
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָיו֙
ʼêl
H413
to
זְבֻ֔ל
Zᵉbul
H2083
Zebul
אֵ֣ת
ʼêth
H853
-
צֵ֧ל
tsêl
H6738
shadow
הֶהָרִ֛ים
har
H2022
mountain
אַתָּ֥ה
ʼattâh
H859
you
רֹאֶ֖ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
כָּאֲנָשִֽׁים
ʼîysh
H376
man
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World English Bible Public Domain
When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the tops of the mountains. Zebul said to him, You see the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down from the top of the mountains. And Zebul said unto him, Thou seest the shadow of the mountains as if they were men.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Gaal saw the people and he said to Zebul, “Behold, a people coming down from the tops of the hills!” But Zebul said to him, “The shadow of the hills, you seeing as men.”
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