Judges 15:2 Hebrew Word Analysis

3I verilyאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙h559
1And her fatherאָבִ֗יהָh1
3I verilyאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙h559
3I verilyאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙h559
4כִּֽיh3588
6hatedשְׂנֵאתָ֔הּh8130
6hatedשְׂנֵאתָ֔הּh8130
7her therefore I gaveוָֽאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּהh5414
8her to thy companionלְמֵֽרֵעֶ֑ךָh4828
9הֲלֹ֨אh3808
10sisterאֲחוֹתָ֤הּh269
11is not her youngerהַקְּטַנָּה֙h6996
12fairerטוֹבָ֣הh2896
13מִמֶּ֔נָּהh4480
14תְּהִיh1961
15נָ֥אh4994
16לְךָ֖h0
17תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃h8478

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And her father said, It seemed to me that you had only hate for her; so I gave her to your friend: but is not her younger sister fairer than she? so please take her in place of the other.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And her father said, "I really thought that you utterly hated her; so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister fairer than she? Pray take her instead."

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

World English Bible (WEB)

Her father said, I most assuredly thought that you had utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion: isn't her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her, instead.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and her father saith, I certainly said, that thou didst certainly hate her, and I give her to thy companion; is not her sister -- the young one -- better than she? Let her be, I pray thee, to thee, instead of her.'