Numbers 31:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNumbers 31:8 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 →
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
מַלְכֵ֨י
melek
H4428
king
מִדְיָ֜ן
Midyân
H4080
Midian
הָרְג֣וּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
חַלְלֵיהֶ֗ם
châlâl
H2491
slain
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
אֱוִ֤י
ʼĔvîy
H189
Evi
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
רֶ֨קֶם֙
Reqem
H7552
Rekem
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
צ֤וּר
Tsûwr
H6698
Zur
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
חוּר֙
Chûwr
H2354
Hur
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
רֶ֔בַע
Rebaʻ
H7254
Reba
חֲמֵ֖שֶׁת
châmêsh
H2568
five
מַלְכֵ֣י
melek
H4428
king
מִדְיָ֑ן
Midyân
H4080
Midian
וְאֵת֙
ʼêth
H853
-
בִּלְעָ֣ם
Bilʻâm
H1109
Balaam
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
בְּע֔וֹר
Bᵉʻôwr
H1160
Beor
הָרְג֖וּ
hârag
H2026
to kill
בֶּחָֽרֶב
chereb
H2719
sword
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World English Bible Public Domain
They killed the kings of Midian with the rest of their slain: Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, the five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they killed with the sword.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they slew the kings of Midian with their pierced ones: Evi and Rekem and Zur and Hur and Reba, the five kings of Midian; and they slew Balaam the son of Beor by the sword.
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