Judges 20:5 — Compare Translations

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

and rise against me do the masters of Gibeah -- and they go round the house against me by night -- me they thought to slay, and my concubine they have humbled, and she dieth;

English ASV

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; me they thought to have slain, and my concubine they forced, and she is dead.

English Amplified

And the men of Gibeah rose against me and beset the house round about me by night; they meant to kill me and they raped my concubine, and she is dead.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And the men of Gibeah rose against me and beset the house round about me by night; they meant to kill me and they raped my concubine, and she is dead.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And during the night, the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house. They intended to kill me, but they abused my concubine, and she died.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Citizens of Gibeah came to attack me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, but they raped my concubine, and she died.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And the citizens of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house because of me, by night; they thought to slay me, and my concubine have they humbled so that she died.

English EASY 2024

That night some important men of Gibeah came to the house to attack me. They stood all around the house. They wanted to kill me, but they took hold of my wife instead. They made her have sex with them, and she died.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But during the night the men of the city of Gibeah came to the house where I was staying. They surrounded the house, and they wanted to kill me. They raped my slave woman, and she died.

And the leaders of Gibeah rose against me and surrounded the house against me by night. They meant to kill me, and they violated my concubine, and she is dead.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

The men of Gibeah came to get me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me; instead they raped my concubine, and she died.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The citizens of Gibeah came to attack me. They surrounded the house {where I was staying} that night. They intended to kill me, but instead, they raped my concubine until she died.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Citizens of Gibeah ganged up on me and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, but they raped my concubine, and she died.

English KJV 1611

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and beset the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and my concubine have they forced, that she is dead.

English LSB

Then the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me; instead, they violated my concubine, and she died.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then the leaders of Gibeah rose up against me. At night they surrounded the house where I was staying. They wanted to kill me; instead they ravished my concubine so that she died.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"But the men of Gibeah rose up against me and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me; instead, they ravished my concubine so that she died.

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

But the citizens of Gibeah rose up against me by night and surrounded the house in which I was. Me they attempted to kill, and my concubine they abused so that she died.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

The leaders of Gibeah attacked me and at night surrounded the house where I was staying. They wanted to kill me; instead they abused my concubine so badly that she died.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

During the night the men of Gibeah came after me. They surrounded the house. They were planning to kill me. They raped my concubine, and she died.

English NIV

During the night the men of Gibeah came after me and surrounded the house, intending to kill me. They raped my concubine, and she died.

English NKJ 1982

And the men of Gibeah rose against me, and surrounded the house at night because of me. They intended to kill me, but instead they ravished my concubine so that she died.

English NLT

That night some of the leaders of Gibeah surrounded the house, planning to kill me, and they raped my concubine until she was dead.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

The lords of Gibeah rose up against me, and surrounded the house at night. They intended to kill me, and they raped my concubine until she died.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

That night, the depraved men of Gibeah came after me to harm me, gathering around the house in the night where I was staying. They intended to kill me, but instead, they raped my mistress, and she died.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And the men of Gibe-ah rose against me, and beset the house round about me by night; they meant to kill me, and they ravished my concubine, and she is dead.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

“That night the men of Gibeah surrounded the house, planning to kill me, and they raped my wife until she was dead.

English Tyndale 1537

And the citizens of Gabaah rose against me, and set the house round about upon me by night, and thought to have slain me: and caught my concubine and forced her, that she died.