Judges 3:6 — Compare Translations

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

and take their daughters to them for wives, and their daughters have given to their sons, and they serve their gods;

and they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

English Amplified

And they married their daughters and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. [Exod. 34:12-16.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And they married their daughters and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods. [Exod. 34:12-16.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

The Israelites took their daughters as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to their sons, and worshiped their gods.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

and they took their daughters as wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

English EASY 2024

Some Israelites married young women from these nations. They also let their daughters marry Canaanite men. As a result, the Israelites started to worship the Canaanite gods.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

The Israelites began to marry the daughters of those people. They allowed their own daughters to marry the sons of those people. The Israelites also began to worship their gods.

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

And their daughters they took to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons, and they served their gods.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They intermarried with them and worshiped their gods.

English God's Word - GW 1995

The Israelites allowed their sons and daughters to marry these people. Israel also served their gods.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

The Israelites took their daughters as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to their sons, and worshiped their gods.

English KJV 1611

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

and they took their daughters for themselves as wives and gave their own daughters to their sons and served their gods.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

They took their daughters for themselves as wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

and they took their daughters for themselves as wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

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

In fact, they took their daughters in marriage, and gave their own daughters to their sons in marriage, and served their gods.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

They took the Canaanites’ daughters as wives and gave their daughters to the Canaanites; they worshiped their gods as well.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

They got married to the daughters of those people. They gave their own daughters to the sons of those people. And they served the gods of those people.

They took their daughters in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.

English NKJ 1982

And they took their daughters to be their wives, and gave their daughters to their sons; and they served their gods.

and they intermarried with them. Israelite sons married their daughters, and Israelite daughters were given in marriage to their sons. And the Israelites worshiped their gods.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

and they took their daughters as wives for themselves, and their own daughters they gave to their sons; and they worshiped their gods.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

They took their daughters in marriage and gave their own daughters to their sons; and the Israelites served their false gods.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

and they took their daughters to themselves for wives, and their own daughters they gave to their sons; and they served their gods.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But instead of destroying them, the people of Israel intermarried with them. The young men of Israel took their girls as wives, and the Israeli girls married their men. And soon Israel was worshiping their gods.

English Tyndale 1537

they took the daughters of them to be their wives, and gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.