Judges 9:52 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:52 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 →
וַיָּבֹ֤א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ֙
ʼĂbîymelek
H40
Abimelech
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל
migdâl
H4026
tower
וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם
lâcham
H3898
to fight
בּ֑וֹ
וַיִּגַּ֛שׁ
nâgash
H5066
to approach
עַד
ʻad
H5704
until
פֶּ֥תַח
pethach
H6607
doorway
הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל
migdâl
H4026
tower
לְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ
sâraph
H8313
to burn
בָאֵֽשׁ
ʼêsh
H784
fire
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World English Bible Public Domain
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then Abimelech came to the tower and fought with it. And he came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).