Judges 15:4 — Compare Translations

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

And Samson goeth and catcheth three hundred foxes, and taketh torches, and turneth tail unto tail, and putteth a torch between the two tails, in the midst,

English ASV

And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between every two tails.

English Amplified

So Samson went and caught 300 foxes or jackals and took torches and turning the foxes tail to tail, he put a torch between each pair of tails.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

So Samson went and caught 300 foxes or jackals and took torches and turning the foxes tail to tail, he put a torch between each pair of tails.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then Samson went out and caught three hundred foxes. And he took torches, turned the foxes tail-to-tail, and fastened a torch between each pair of tails.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

So he went out and caught three hundred foxes. He took torches, turned the foxes tail-to-tail, and put a torch between each pair of tails.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Samson went and caught three hundred jackals, and took torches, and turned tail to tail, and put a torch in the midst between the two tails.

English EASY 2024

So he went out and he caught 300 foxes. He tied the foxes in pairs by their tails. He tied some dry grass to each pair of tails.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So Samson went out and caught 300 foxes. He took two foxes at a time and tied their tails together to make pairs. Then he tied a torch between the tails of each pair of foxes.

So Samson went and caught 300 foxes and took torches. And he turned them tail to tail and put a torch between each pair of tails.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

So he went and caught three hundred foxes. Two at a time, he tied their tails together and put torches in the knots.

English God's Word - GW 1995

So Samson caught 300 foxes. He tied them together in pairs by their tails. Then he fastened a torch between their tails.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

So he went out and caught 300 foxes. He took torches, turned the foxes tail-to-tail, and put a torch between each pair of tails.

English KJV 1611

And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.

English LSB

So Samson went and caught 300 foxes and took torches and turned the foxes tail to tail and put one torch in the middle between two tails.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Samson went and caught three hundred foxes. He took torches and turned the foxes tail to tail and put a torch between each pair of tails.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took torches, and turned the foxes tail to tail and put one torch in the middle between two tails.

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

So Samson left and caught three hundred foxes. Turning them tail to tail, he tied between each pair of tails one of the torches he had at hand.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Samson went and captured three hundred jackals and got some torches. He tied the jackals in pairs by their tails and then tied a torch to each pair.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

So he went out and caught 300 foxes. He tied them in pairs by their tails. Then he tied a torch to each pair of tails.

English NIV

So he went out and caught three hundred foxes and tied them tail to tail in pairs. He then fastened a torch to every pair of tails,

English NKJ 1982

Then Samson went and caught three hundred foxes; and he took torches, turned the foxes tail to tail, and put a torch between each pair of tails.

English NLT

Then he went out and caught three hundred foxes. He tied their tails together in pairs, and he fastened a torch to each pair of tails.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

So Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took some torches; and he turned the foxes tail to tail, and put a torch between each pair of tails.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Samson went out and caught three hundred foxes, tied their tails together in pairs, and lashed a torch between each pair of tails.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

So Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took torches; and he turned them tail to tail, and put a torch between each pair of tails.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

So he went out and caught three hundred foxes and tied their tails together in pairs, with a torch between each pair.

English Tyndale 1537

And Samson went out and caught three hundredth foxes, and took firebrands, and fastened tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails.