Judges 8:18

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then he asked Zebah and Zalmunna, 'What kind of men did you kill at Tabor?' They answered, 'They were like you—each one resembling the son of a king.'

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor? And they answered, As you are, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559} he unto Zebah{H2078} and Zalmunna,{H6759} What{H375} manner of men{H582} were they whom ye slew{H2026} at Tabor?{H8396} And they answered,{H559} As thou{H3644} art, so were they; each one{H259} resembled{H8389} the children{H1121} of a king.{H4428}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Then said{H559}{(H8799)} he unto Zebah{H2078} and Zalmunna{H6759}, What{H375} manner of men{H582} were they whom ye slew{H2026}{(H8804)} at Tabor{H8396}? And they answered{H559}{(H8799)}, As thou{H3644} art, so were they; each one{H259} resembled{H8389} the children{H1121} of a king{H4428}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And he saide vnto Zebea and Salmana: What maner of me were they who ye slewe at Thabor? They sayde: They were euen like the, & goodly men, as yf they had bene a kynges childre.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Then saide he vnto Zebah & Zalmunna, What maner of men were they, whom ye slew at Tabor? and they answered, As thou art, so were they: euery one was like the children of a King.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And then sayde he vnto Zebah and Zalmana: What maner of men were they whom ye slue at Thabor? And they aunswered: The lykenesse of thee and them is al one, eue after the fashion of the children of a kyng.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men [were they] whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou [art], so [were] they; each one resembled the children of a king.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    Then said he to Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom you killed at Tabor? They answered, As you are, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And he saith unto Zebah and unto Zalmunna, `How -- the men whom ye slew in Tabor?' and they say, `As thou -- so they, one -- as the form of the king's sons.'

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, Where are the men whom you put to death at Tabor? And they gave answer, As you are, so were they; every one of them was like a king's son.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    Then he said to Zebah and Zalmunna, "What kind of men were they whom you killed at Tabor?" They answered, "They were like you. Each one resembled the children of a king."

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He said to Zebah and Zalmunna,“Describe for me the men you killed at Tabor.” They said,“They were like you. Each one looked like a king’s son.”

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 4:6 : 6 She summoned Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali and said to him, "Has not the LORD, the God of Israel, commanded you: 'Go, lead ten thousand men from Naphtali and Zebulun to Mount Tabor'"?
  • Ps 12:2 : 2 Help, LORD, for the godly have vanished; the faithful have disappeared from among humanity.
  • Ps 89:12 : 12 The heavens are yours, and also the earth; the world and everything in it, you established them.
  • Jude 1:16 : 16 These people are grumblers and complainers, living according to their own desires. Their mouths speak arrogant words, flattering others for their own advantage.

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