Judges 9:51
Now there was a strong tower in the middle of the city, and all the men and women, along with the city's leaders, fled there. They shut themselves inside and climbed up to the roof of the tower.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
KJV1611 – Modern English
But within the city was a strong tower, and all the men and women, all the inhabitants of the city, fled there, shut themselves in, and went up to the top of the tower.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
But there was a strong{H5797} tower{H4026} within{H8432} the city,{H5892} and thither fled{H5127} all the men{H582} and women,{H802} and all they{H1167} of the city,{H5892} and shut{H5462} themselves in, and gat them up{H5927} to the roof{H1406} of the tower.{H4026}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
But there was a strong{H5797} tower{H4026} within{H8432} the city{H5892}, and thither fled{H5127}{(H8799)} all the men{H582} and women{H802}, and all they{H1167} of the city{H5892}, and shut{H5462}{(H8799)} it to them, and gat them up{H5927}{(H8799)} to the top{H1406} of the tower{H4026}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
But in the myddes of the cite, there was a stronge tower, vnto the which all the men and wemen, and all the citesyns of the cite fled, and shutt it after them, and clymmed vp to the toppe of the tower.
Geneva Bible (1560)
But there was a strong towre within the citie, and thither fledde all the men and women, and all the chiefe of the citie, and shut it to them, and went vp to the toppe of the towre.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
But there was a strong towre within the citie, and thyther ranne all the men and women, and all the chiefe that were in the citie, and shut it to them, and gate them vp to the toppe of the towre.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut [it] to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
Webster's Bible (1833)
But there was a strong tower within the city, and there fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and got them up to the roof of the tower.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and a strong tower hath been in the midst of the city, and thither flee do all the men and the women, and all the masters of the city, and they shut `it' behind them, and go up on the roof of the tower.
American Standard Version (1901)
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower.
American Standard Version (1901)
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
But in the middle of the town there was a strong tower, to which all the men and women of the town went in flight and, shutting themselves in, went up to the roof of the tower.
World English Bible (2000)
But there was a strong tower within the city, and there fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and went up to the roof of the tower.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
There was a fortified tower in the center of the city, so all the men and women, as well as the city’s leaders, ran into it and locked the entrance. Then they went up to the roof of the tower.
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