JDG 5:23 Parallel View

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ULT ‘Curse Meroz!’ said the messenger of Yahweh.
 ⇔ ‘You shall surely curse those dwelling in it,
 ⇔ because they did not come to the aid of Yahweh—
 ⇔ to the aid of Yahweh against the mighty men.’

UST The angel sent by Yahweh said,
⇔ ‘I curse the people of the town of Meroz
 ⇔ because they did not come to help Yahweh
⇔ to defeat the mighty warriors of Canaan.’

BSB ‘Curse Meroz,’ says the angel of the LORD.
⇔ ‘Bitterly curse her inhabitants;
 ⇔ for they did not come to help the LORD,
⇔ to help the LORD against the mighty.’

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEB ‘Curse Meroz,’ said Yahweh’s angel.
⇔ ‘Curse bitterly its inhabitants,
⇔ because they didn’t come to help Yahweh,
⇔ to help Yahweh against the mighty.’

WMB ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the LORD’s angel.
⇔ ‘Curse bitterly its inhabitants,
⇔ because they didn’t come to help the LORD,
⇔ to help the LORD against the mighty.’

NET ‘Call judgment down on Meroz,’ says the Lord’s angelic messenger;
 ⇔ ‘Be sure to call judgment down on those who live there,
 ⇔ because they did not come to help in the Lord’s battle,
 ⇔ to help in the Lord’s battle against the warriors.’

LSV Curse Meroz, said a messenger of YHWH,
Cursing, curse its inhabitants! For they did not come to the help of YHWH,
To the help of YHWH among the mighty!

FBV ‘Curse Meroz,’[fn] says the angel of the Lord. ‘Totally curse those who live there, for they refused to come help the Lord, to help the Lord against the powerful enemies.’

5:23 “Meroz”: the place is not mentioned anywhere else in Scripture. It is thought it may refer to Israelites who had become so “Canaanized” that they refused to help their fellow countrymen.

T4T The angel sent by Yahweh said,
⇔ ‘Curse the people of Meroz town,
 ⇔ because they did not come to help Yahweh
⇔ to defeat the mighty warriors of Canaan.’

LEB • ‘curse bitterly its inhabitants, • because they did not come to the help of Yahweh, • to the help of Yahweh against the mighty.’

BBE A curse, a curse on Meroz! said the angel of the Lord. A bitter curse on her townspeople! Because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord among the strong ones.

MOF No MOF JDG book available

JPS 'Curse ye Meroz', said the angel of the LORD, 'Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof, because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.'

ASV Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of Jehovah.
 ⇔ Curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof,
 ⇔ Because they came not to the help of Jehovah,
 ⇔ To the help of Jehovah against the mighty.

DRA Curse ye the land of Meroz, said the angel of the Lord: curse the inhabitants thereof, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to help his most valiant men.

YLT Curse Meroz — said a messenger of Jehovah, Cursing, curse ye its inhabitants, For they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah among the mighty!

DBY Curse Meroz, saith the Angel of Jehovah; Curse, curse the inhabitants thereof; For they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah among the mighty.

RV Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

WBS Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly its inhabitants; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.

KJB Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty.
(Curse ye/you_all Meroz, said the angel of the LORD, curse ye/you_all bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the LORD, to the help of the LORD against the mighty. )

BB Curse ye the citie of Meros (sayd the angel of the Lord) curse the inhabitants therof: because they came not to helpe the Lord, to helpe the Lord against the mightie.
(Curse ye/you_all the city of Meros (sayd the angel of the Lord) curse the inhabitants therof: because they came not to help the Lord, to help the Lord against the mighty.)

GNV Curse ye Meroz: (sayd the Angel of the Lord) curse the inhabitantes thereof, because they came not to helpe the Lord, to helpe the Lord against the mighty.
(Curse ye/you_all Meroz: (sayd the Angel of the Lord) curse the inhabitantes thereof, because they came not to help the Lord, to help the Lord against the mighty. )

CB Curse the cite of Meros (sayde ye angell of the LORDE) curse the citesyns therof, because they come not to helpe ye LORDE, to helpe the LORDE to the giauntes.
(Curse the cite of Meros (sayde ye/you_all angell of the LORD) curse the citesyns therof, because they come not to help ye/you_all LORD, to help the LORD to the giauntes.)

WYC Curse ye the lond of Meroth, seide the `aungel of the Lord, curse ye `the dwelleris of hym, for thei camen not to the help of the Lord, `in to the help of the strongeste of hym.
(Curse ye/you_all the land of Meroth, said the `aungel of the Lord, curse ye/you_all `the dwelleris of him, for they came not to the help of the Lord, `in to the help of the strongeste of him.)

LUT Fluchet der Stadt Meros, sprach der Engel des HErrn; fluchet ihren Bürgern, daß sie nicht kamen dem HErrn zu Hilfe, zu Hilfe dem HErrn zu den Helden!
(Fluchet the city Meros, spoke the angel the HErrn; fluchet your Bürgern, that they/she/them not came to_him HErrn to Hilfe, to Hilfe to_him HErrn to the Helden!)

CLV Maledicite terræ Meroz, dixit angelus Domini: maledicite habitatoribus ejus, quia non venerunt ad auxilium Domini, in adjutorium fortissimorum ejus.]
(Maledicite terræ Meroz, he_said angelus Domini: maledicite habitatoribus his, because not/no venerunt to auxilium Domini, in adyutorium fortissimorum his.] )

BRN to curse Meroz: Curse ye it, said the angel of the Lord; cursed is every one that dwells in it, because they came not to the help of the Lord, to his help among the mighty.

BrLXX καταρᾶσθαι Μηρὼζ, εἶπεν ἄγγελος Κυρίου, καταρᾶσθε· ἐπικατάρατος πᾶς ὁ κατοικῶν αὐτὴν, ὅτι οὐκ ἤλθοσαν εἰς βοήθειαν Κυρίου, εἰς βοήθειαν ἐν δυνατοῖς.
(katarasthai Maʸrōz, eipen angelos Kuriou, katarasthe; epikataratos pas ho katoikōn autaʸn, hoti ouk aʸlthosan eis boaʸtheian Kuriou, eis boaʸtheian en dunatois. )

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