JDG 3:13 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) King Eglon enlisted warriors from the Ammonites and the Amalekites, and they attacked Israel and captured Yericho, the city of palm trees,

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ συνήγαγε πρὸς ἑαυτὸν πάντας τοὺς υἱοὺς Ἀμμὼν καὶ Ἀμαλὴκ, καὶ ἐπορεύθη καὶ ἐπάταξε τὸν Ἰσραὴλ, καὶ ἐκληρονόμησε τὴν πόλιν τῶν φοινίκων.
(Kai sunaʸgage pros heauton pantas tous huious Ammōn kai Amalaʸk, kai eporeuthaʸ kai epataxe ton Israaʸl, kai eklaʸronomaʸse taʸn polin tōn foinikōn. )

BrTr And he gathered to himself all the children of Ammon and Amalec, and went and smote Israel, and [fn]took possession of the city of Palm-trees.

ULT Then he mobilized to himself the sons of Ammon and Amalek and he went and attacked Israel, and they took possession of the city of the palm trees.

UST Eglon persuaded the leaders of the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join their armies with his army to attack Israel. They captured Jericho, which was called “The City of Palm Trees.”

BSB After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.[fn]

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE He gathered the children of Ammon and Amalek to himself; and he went and struck Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Eglon formed alliances with the Ammonites and Amalekites. He came and defeated Israel, and they seized the City of Date Palm Trees.

LSV and he gathers the sons of Ammon and Amalek to himself, and goes and strikes Israel, and they possess the city of palms;

FBV Eglon had the Ammonites and the Amalekite join him, and then attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.[fn]

3:13 “City of Palms”: Jericho.

T4T Eglon persuaded the leaders of the Ammon and Amalek people-groups to join their armies with his army to attack Israel. They captured Jericho, which was called ‘The City of Palm Trees’.

LEB He gathered to himself the Ammonites and Amalekites,[fn] and he went and defeated Israel, and they took possession of the city of palms.

3:13 Literally “sons of Ammon and Amalek” or “children of Ammon and Amalek”

BBE And Eglon got together the people of Ammon and Amalek, and they went and overcame Israel and took the town of palm-trees.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.

ASV And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and he went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm-trees.

DRA And he joined to him the children of Ammon, and Amalec: and he went and overthrew Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

YLT and he gathereth unto him the Bene-Ammon and Amalek, and goeth and smiteth Israel, and they possess the city of palms;

Drby And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek and went and smote Israel, and they took possession of the city of palm-trees.

RV And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek; and went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees.

Wbstr And he gathered to him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm-trees.

KJB-1769 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm trees.

KJB-1611 And hee gathered vnto him the children of Ammon, and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of Palme-trees.
(And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon, and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of Palme-trees.)

Bshps And this Eglon gathered vnto him the children of Ammon, and the Amalekites, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the citie of Panlme trees.
(And this Eglon gathered unto him the children of Ammon, and the Amalekites, and went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of Panlme trees.)

Gnva And he gathered vnto him the children of Ammon, and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and they possessed the citie of palme trees.
(And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon, and Amalek, and went and smote Israel, and they possessed the city of palm trees. )

Cvdl And he gathered vnto him ye childre of Ammon, & the Amalechites, & wete and smote Israel, and conquered the cite of the palme trees.
(And he gathered unto him ye/you_all children of Ammon, and the Amalechites, and went and smote Israel, and conquered the cite of the palm trees.)

Wycl And the Lord couplide to hym the sones of Amon and Amalech; and he yede, and smoot Israel, and hadde in possessioun the citee of Palmes.
(And the Lord couplide to him the sons of Amon and Amalech; and he went, and smote Israel, and had in possession the city of Palmes.)

Luth Und sammelte zu ihm die Kinder Ammon und die Amalekiter. Und er zog hin und schlug Israel und nahm ein die Palmenstadt.
(And sammelte to him the children Ammon and the Amalekiter. And he pulled there and hit/beat Israel and took a the Palmenstadt.)

ClVg Et copulavit ei filios Ammon, et Amalec: abiitque et percussit Israël, atque possedit urbem palmarum.
(And copulavit to_him filios Ammon, and Amalec: abiitque and he_struck Israel, atque possedit city palmarum. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יֶּאֱסֹ֣ף אֵלָ֔י⁠ו אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י עַמּ֖וֹן וַ⁠עֲמָלֵ֑ק

and,gathered to=him/it DOM sons_of ˊAmmōn and,Amalekites

Here, sons means “descendants.” While the phrase the sons of Ammon and Amalek could refer to the entire Ammonite and Amalekite people groups, here the term sons may have male descendants, specifically soldiers, in view. Alternate translation: [And he made a military alliance with the Ammonites and Amalekites] or [And he joined forces with the Ammonite and Amalekite armies]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יַּךְ֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

and,defeated DOM Yisrael

See the discussion of the term struck in the General Introduction to Judges. Alternate translation: [and attacked the Israelites]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

אֶת־עִ֥יר הַ⁠תְּמָרִֽים

DOM DOM DOM (a)_city the,palms

See how you translated this name in 1:16. Alternate translation: [Jericho]

Parallel JDG 3:13