Judges 9:43 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:43 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 →
וַיִּקַּ֣ח
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָ֗ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙
châtsâh
H2673
to divide
לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה
shâlôwsh
H7969
three
רָאשִׁ֔ים
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וַיֶּאֱרֹ֖ב
ʼârab
H693
to lie in wait
בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה
sâdeh
H7704
field
וַיַּ֗רְא
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְהִנֵּ֤ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הָעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
יֹצֵ֣א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיָּ֥קָם
qûwm
H6965
to rise
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
ʻal
H5921
upon
וַיַּכֵּֽם
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
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World English Bible Public Domain
He took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field; and he looked, and, behold, the people came forth out of the city; He rose up against them, and struck them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and, behold, the people were come forth out of the city; and he rose up against them, and smote them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So he took the people and divided them into three companies and hid in the field. Then he saw and behold, the people gone out from the city, and he arose against them and killed them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).