Judges 9:45 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:45 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 →
וַאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
נִלְחָ֣ם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בָּעִ֗יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
כֹּ֚ל
kôl
H3605
all
הַיּ֣וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַיִּלְכֹּד֙
lâkad
H3920
to capture
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָ֥ם
ʻam
H5971
people
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בָּ֖הּ
הָרָ֑ג
hârag
H2026
to kill
וַיִּתֹּץ֙
nâthats
H5422
to tear down
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיִּזְרָעֶ֖הָ
zâraʻ
H2232
to sow
מֶֽלַח
melach
H4417
salt
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and killed the people who were therein: and he beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Abimelech fought against the city all that day; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Abimelech fought with the city all of that day. And he captured the city, and he killed the people who in it. Then he tore down the city and sowed it salt.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).