Judges 11:38 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And he saith, `Go;` and he sendeth her away two months, and she goeth, she and her friends, and she weepeth for her virginity on the hills;

And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

English Amplified

And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months, and she went with her companions and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months, and she went with her companions and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

“Go,” he said. And he sent her away for two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity upon the mountains.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“Go,” he said. And he sent her away two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity as she wandered through the mountains.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months. And she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

English EASY 2024

Jephthah said, ‘You may go.’ He sent her away from home for two months. She and her friends walked in the hills. They wept together because she would never marry.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Jephthah said, "Go." He sent her away for two months. Jephthah's daughter and her friends stayed in the mountains. They cried for her because she would not marry and have children.

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

So he said, "Go." Then he sent her away for two months, and she departed, she and her companions, and wept for her virginity on the mountains.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

He told her to go and sent her away for two months. She and her friends went up into the mountains and grieved because she was going to die unmarried and childless.

English God's Word - GW 1995

"Go!" he said, and he sent her off for two months. She and her friends went to the mountains, and she cried about never being able to get married.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

"Go," he said. And he sent her away two months. So she left with her friends and mourned her virginity as she wandered through the mountains.

English KJV 1611

And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months: and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

Then he said, “Go.” So he sent her away for two months; and she went with her companions and wept on the mountains because of her virginity.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He said, “Go,” and he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went and mourned over her virginity in the hill country.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then he said, "Go." So he sent her away for two months; and she left with her companions, and wept on the mountains because of her virginity.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

"Go," he replied, and sent her away for two months. So she departed with her companions and mourned her virginity on the mountains.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He said, “You may go.” He permitted her to leave for two months. She went with her friends and mourned her virginity as she walked through the hills.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

"You can go," he said. He let her go for two months. She and her friends went into the hills. They were filled with sadness because she would never get married.

"You may go," he said. And he let her go for two months. She and the girls went into the hills and wept because she would never marry.

English NKJ 1982

So he said, “Go.” And he sent her away for two months; and she went with her friends, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.

"You may go," Jephthah said. And he let her go away for two months. She and her friends went into the hills and wept because she would never have children.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

"Go," he said and sent her away for two months. So she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity on the mountains.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

“Go,” he replied, and he sent her away for two months. She and her friends went into the mountains and grieved because she was going to die unmarried and childless.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he said, “Go.” And he sent her away for two months; and she departed, she and her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“Yes,“ he said. “Go.“ And so she did, bewailing her fate with her friends for two months.

English Tyndale 1537

And he said: go, and so he sent her away two months. And she went with her companions and lamented her maidenhead upon the mountains.