JDG 8:14 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX Καὶ συνέλαβε παιδάριον ἀπὸ τῶν ἀνδρῶν Σοκχὼθ, καὶ ἐπηρώτησεν αὐτόν· καὶ ἔγραψε πρὸς αὐτὸν ὀνόματα τῶν ἀρχόντων Σοκχὼθ καὶ τῶν πρεσβυτέρων αὐτῶν, ἑβδομήκοντα καὶ ἑπτὰ ἄνδρας.
(Kai sunelabe paidarion apo tōn andrōn Sokⱪōth, kai epaʸrōtaʸsen auton; kai egrapse pros auton onomata tōn arⱪontōn Sokⱪōth kai tōn presbuterōn autōn, hebdomaʸkonta kai hepta andras. )

BrTr And he took prisoner a young lad of the men of Socchoth, and questioned him; and he wrote to him the names of the princes of Socchoth and of their elders, seventy-seven men.

ULT He captured a young man out of the men of Succoth and he interrogated him. He wrote down for him the princes of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.

UST There he captured a young man from Succoth, and demanded that he write down the names of all of the leaders in the town. The young man wrote down seventy-seven names.

BSB There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.

OEB No OEB JDG book available

WEBBE He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him; and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He captured a young man from Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of Succoth’s officials and city leaders – seventy-seven men in all.

LSV and captures a young man of the men of Succoth, and asks him, and he describes to him the heads of Succoth, and its elderly—seventy-seven men.

FBV There he captured a young man from Succoth and questioned him. The man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.

T4T There he captured a young man from Succoth, and demanded that he write down the names of all of the leaders in the town. The young man wrote down seventy-seven names.

LEB He captured a young man from Succoth[fn] and questioned him. The young man listed[fn] for him the commanders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.

8:14 Literally “from the men of Succoth”

8:14 Or “wrote down”

BBE And taking prisoner a young man of the people of Succoth, he got from him, in answer to his questions, a list of the chiefs of Succoth and the responsible men, seventy-seven men.

Moff No Moff JDG book available

JPS And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he wrote down for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.

ASV And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.

DRA He took a boy of the men of Soccoth: and he asked him the names of the princes and ancients of Soccoth, and he described unto him seventy-seven men.

YLT and captureth a young man of the men of Succoth, and asketh him, and he describeth unto him the heads of Succoth, and its elders — seventy and seven men.

Drby And he caught a youth of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he wrote down for him the chief men of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy-seven men.

RV And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.

Wbstr And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described to him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, even seventy seven men.

KJB-1769 And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.[fn]

8.14 described: Heb. writ

KJB-1611 [fn]And caught a yong man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described vnto him the princes of Succoth and the elders thereof, euen threescore and seuenteene men.
(And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth and the elders thereof, even threescore and seuenteene men.)

8:14 Heb. writ.

Bshps And caught a ladde of the men of Sucoth, & enquired of him: And he wrote him of the lordes and elders of Sucoth threescore and seuenteene men.
(And caught a lad of the men of Sucoth, and enquired of him: And he wrote him of the lords and elders of Sucoth threescore and seuenteene men.)

Gnva And tooke a seruant of the me of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he wrote to him the princes of Succoth and the Elders thereof, euen seuentie and seuen men.
(And took a servant of the me of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he wrote to him the princes of Succoth and the Elders thereof, even seventy and seven men. )

Cvdl he toke a lad of the men of Sucoth, & examyned him, which wrote him vp the names of the rulers of Sucoth, and their Elders, eue threscore and seuentene men.
(he took a lad of the men of Sucoth, and examyned him, which wrote him up the names of the rulers of Sucoth, and their Elders, eue threscore and seuentene men.)

Wyc and took a child of the men of Socoth; and he axide hym the names of the princes and eldere men of Socoth; and he descryuede seuene and seuenti men in noumbre.
(and took a child of the men of Socoth; and he asked him the names of the princes and elder men of Socoth; and he descryuede seven and seventy men in number.)

Luth fing er einen Knaben aus den Leuten zu Suchoth und fragte ihn; der schrieb ihm auf die Obersten zu Suchoth und ihrer Ältesten, siebenundsiebenzig Mann.
(fing he a Knaben out_of the Leuten to Suchoth and asked ihn; the/of_the schrieb him on the Obersten to Suchoth and of_their/her elders, siebenundsiebenzig man.)

ClVg apprehendit puerum de viris Soccoth: interrogavitque eum nomina principum et seniorum Soccoth, et descripsit septuaginta septem viros.
(apprehendit puerum about viris Soccoth: interrogavitque him nomina of_the_princes and seniorum Soccoth, and descripsit septuaginta seven viros. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַ⁠יִּשְׁאָלֵ֑⁠הוּ

and,questioned,him

The author means implicitly that Gideon questioned this young man in order to find out the identities of all of the town leaders of Succoth. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “and he questioned him to find out who the town leaders were”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וַ⁠יִּכְתֹּ֨ב אֵלָ֜י⁠ו אֶת־שָׂרֵ֤י סֻכּוֹת֙ וְ⁠אֶת־זְקֵנֶ֔י⁠הָ

and,wrote_down to=him/it DOM officials Şukkōt and=DOM elders,its

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: “And he wrote for him the names of the princes of Succoth and its elders”

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