Judges 16:31
Then his brothers and his father's whole family went down to get him. They brought him back and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah, his father. He had led Israel for twenty years.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And his brothers and all his father's house came down and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the tomb of his father Manoah. He had judged Israel twenty years.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
Then his brethren{H251} and all the house{H1004} of his father{H1} came down,{H3381} and took{H5375} him, and brought him up,{H5927} and buried{H6912} him between Zorah{H6881} and Eshtaol{H847} in the burying-place{H6913} of Manoah{H4495} his father.{H1} And he judged{H8199} Israel{H3478} twenty{H6242} years.{H8141}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
Then his brethren{H251} and all the house{H1004} of his father{H1} came down{H3381}{(H8799)}, and took{H5375}{(H8799)} him, and brought him up{H5927}{(H8799)}, and buried{H6912}{(H8799)} him between Zorah{H6881} and Eshtaol{H847} in the buryingplace{H6913} of Manoah{H4495} his father{H1}. And he judged{H8199}{(H8804)} Israel{H3478} twenty{H6242} years{H8141}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then came his brethren downe and all his fathers house, and toke him, and caried him vp, and buried him in the graue of his father Manoah betwene Zarga and Esthaol. He iudged Israel twentye yeare.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then his brethren, and all the house of his father came downe and tooke him, and brought him vp and buryed him betweene Zorah & Eshtaol, in the sepulchre of Manoah his father: nowe he had iudged Israel twenty yeeres.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And then his brethren & all the house of his father came downe, and toke him vp, and brought hym, and buryed hym betweene Zarah and Esthaol, in the burying place of Manoah his father: And he iudged Israel twentie yeres.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought [him] up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the buryingplace of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
And his brethren come down, and all the house of his father, and lift him up, and bring him up, and bury him between Zorah and Eshtaol, in the burying-place of Manoah his father; and he hath judged Israel twenty years.
American Standard Version (1901)
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
American Standard Version (1901)
Then his brethren and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Then his brothers and his father's people came down and took him up and put his body to rest in the earth between Zorah and Eshtaol in the resting-place of Manoah his father. And he had been judge of Israel for twenty years.
World English Bible (2000)
Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burial site of Manoah his father. He judged Israel twenty years.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
His brothers and all his family went down and brought him back. They buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of Manoah his father. He had led Israel for twenty years.
Referenced Verses
- Judg 15:20 : 20 Samson led Israel for twenty years in the days of the Philistines.
- Judg 13:2 : 2 There was a certain man from Zorah, from the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah. His wife was barren and had no children.
- Judg 13:25 : 25 The Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.
- John 19:39-42 : 39 Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also came, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds in weight. 40 Taking the body of Jesus, they wrapped it in linen cloths along with the spices, as is the Jewish burial custom. 41 Now, there was a garden in the place where Jesus was crucified, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one had ever been laid. 42 Because it was the Jewish day of Preparation and since the tomb was nearby, they laid Jesus there.
- Josh 19:41 : 41 The territory of their inheritance included Zorah, Eshtaol, and Ir-shemesh,
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