Judges 9:38 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:38 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 →
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלָ֜יו
ʼêl
H413
to
זְבֻ֗ל
Zᵉbul
H2083
Zebul
אַיֵּ֨ה
ʼayêh
H346
where
אֵפ֥וֹא
ʼêphôw
H645
then
פִ֨יךָ֙
peh
H6310
mouth
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תֹּאמַ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִ֥י
mîy
H4310
who
אֲבִימֶ֖לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
נַעַבְדֶ֑נּוּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
הֲלֹ֨א
lôʼ
H3808
not
זֶ֤ה
zeh
H2088
this
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
מָאַ֣סְתָּה
mâʼaç
H3988
to reject
בּ֔וֹ
צֵא
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
נָ֥א
nâʼ
H4994
please
עַתָּ֖ה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
וְהִלָּ֥חֶם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בּֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then said Zebul to him, Where is now your mouth, that you said, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that you have despised? go out now, I pray, and fight with them.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said Zebul unto him, Where is now thy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him? is not this the people that thou hast despised? go out, I pray now, and fight with them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Zebul said to him, “Where now your mouth, which you said, ‘Who Abimelech, that we should serve him?’ this not the people that you despised? Indeed, go out now and fight with it.”
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