Judges 9:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJudges 9:7 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 →
וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לְיוֹתָ֗ם
Yôwthâm
H3147
Jotham
וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
הַר
har
H2022
mountain
גְּרִזִ֔ים
Gᵉrizîym
H1630
Gerizim
וַיִּשָּׂ֥א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
קוֹל֖וֹ
qôwl
H6963
voice
וַיִּקְרָ֑א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לָהֶ֗ם
שִׁמְע֤וּ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֵלַי֙
ʼêl
H413
to
בַּעֲלֵ֣י
baʻal
H1167
husband
שְׁכֶ֔ם
Shᵉkem
H7927
Shechem
וְיִשְׁמַ֥ע
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
אֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
ʼêl
H413
to
אֱלֹהִֽים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
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World English Bible Public Domain
When they told it to Jotham, he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said to them, Listen to me, you men of Shechem, that God may listen to you.
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King James Version Public Domain
And when they told it to Jotham, he went and stood in the top of mount Gerizim, and lifted up his voice, and cried, and said unto them, Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they declared to Jotham, and he went and stood on the top of Mount Gerizim, and he lifted his voice and cried out and said to them, “Listen to me, lords of Shechem, that God may listen to you!
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