Judges 9:51 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:51 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 →
וּמִגְדַּל
migdâl
H4026
tower
עֹז֮
ʻôz
H5797
strength
הָיָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
בְתוֹךְ
tâvek
H8432
midst
הָעִיר֒
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַיָּנֻ֨סוּ
nûwç
H5127
to flee
שָׁ֜מָּה
shâm
H8033
there
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים
ʼîysh
H376
man
וְהַנָּשִׁ֗ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
וְכֹל֙
kôl
H3605
all
בַּעֲלֵ֣י
baʻal
H1167
husband
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
וַֽיִּסְגְּר֖וּ
çâgar
H5462
to shut
בַּעֲדָ֑ם
bᵉʻad
H1157
behind
וַֽיַּעֲל֖וּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
גַּ֥ג
gâg
H1406
roof
הַמִּגְדָּֽל
migdâl
H4026
tower
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World English Bible Public Domain
But there was a strong tower within the city, and there fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and got them up to the roof of the tower.
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King James Version Public Domain
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But a strong tower was in the midst of the city, and all of the men and women and all of the lords of the city fled there. And they closed behind them and went up onto the roof of the tower.
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