Judges 9:54 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:54 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 →
וַיִּקְרָ֨א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
מְהֵרָ֜ה
mᵉhêrâh
H4120
haste
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַנַּ֣עַר
naʻar
H5288
boy
נֹשֵׂ֣א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
כֵלָ֗יו
kᵉlîy
H3627
vessel
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לוֹ֙
שְׁלֹ֤ף
shâlaph
H8025
to draw off
חַרְבְּךָ֙
chereb
H2719
sword
וּמ֣וֹתְתֵ֔נִי
mûwth
H4191
to die
פֶּן
pên
H6435
lest
יֹ֥אמְרוּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לִ֖י
אִשָּׁ֣ה
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
הֲרָגָ֑תְהוּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
וַיִּדְקְרֵ֥הוּ
dâqar
H1856
to pierce
נַעֲר֖וֹ
naʻar
H5288
boy
וַיָּמֹֽת
mûwth
H4191
to die
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then he called hastily to the young man his armor bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword, and kill me, that men not say of me, A woman killed him. His young man thrust him through, and he died.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then he called hastily unto the young man his armourbearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not of me, A women slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Then he cried hastily to the young man bearing his armor and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, lest they say about me, ‘A woman killed him.’” So his young man stabbed him, and he died.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).