Judges 8:18

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אֶל־זֶ֙בַח֙ וְאֶל־צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע אֵיפֹה֙ הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֲרַגְתֶּ֖ם בְּתָב֑וֹר וַֽיֹּאמרוּ֙ כָּמ֣וֹךָ כְמוֹהֶ֔ם אֶחָ֕ד כְּתֹ֖אַר בְּנֵ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer [he said] ʾel-zebaḥ [to Zebah] and ʾel-ṣalmunnāʿ [to Zalmunna], ʾêpōh [where] hāʾănāšîm [the men] ʾăšer [whom] hăragtem [you killed] bətābôr [in Tabor]? And wayyōʾmrû [they said], kāmôkā [like you] kəmôhem [like them], ʾeḥād [each one] kətōʾar [according to the appearance of] bənê [sons of] hammelek [the king].

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular of *ʾāmar* - and he said
• *zebaḥ*: proper noun - Zebah
• *ṣalmunnāʿ*: proper noun - Zalmunna
• *ʾêpōh*: interrogative adverb - where
• *hāʾănāšîm*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the men
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - whom/that
• *hăragtem*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine plural of *hārag* - you killed
• *bətābôr*: preposition *bĕ* + proper noun - in Tabor
• *wayyōʾmrû*: waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural of *ʾāmar* - and they said
• *kāmôkā*: preposition *kə* + 2nd masculine singular pronoun - like you
• *kəmôhem*: preposition *kə* + 3rd masculine plural pronoun - like them
• *ʾeḥād*: numeral/adjective, masculine singular - one/each one
• *kətōʾar*: preposition *kə* + construct singular - according to the appearance of
• *bənê*: construct plural of *bēn* - sons of
• *hammelek*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king

Word Meanings

• *tōʾar*: appearance/form/figure
• *ʾeḥād*: one/each one/every one

Other Translations

• 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.'

• 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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• 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 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh in Naphtali, and said to him, Has not the LORD God of Israel commanded, saying, Go, and lead the way to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?
• Ps 12:2 : 2 They speak vanity everyone with his neighbor: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
• Ps 89:12 : 12 The north and the south you have created them; Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in your name.
• Jude 1:16 : 16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own lusts; and they mouth great swelling words, flattering people to gain advantage.