Judges 8:14 — Compare Translations

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

and captureth a young man of the men of Succoth, and asketh him, and he describeth unto him the heads of Succoth, and its elders -- seventy and seven men.

English ASV

And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy and seven men.

English Amplified

And he caught a young man of Succoth and inquired of him, and [the youth] wrote down for him [the names of] the officials of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he caught a young man of Succoth and inquired of him, and [the youth] wrote down for him [the names of] the officials of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

He captured a youth from the men of Succoth and interrogated him. The youth wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he caught a youth of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him; and he wrote down for him the chief men of Succoth, and the elders thereof, seventy-seven men.

English EASY 2024

He caught a young man who came from Succoth. He asked him about the leaders of Succoth. The young man wrote down the names of 77 leaders and officers of the city.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Gideon captured a young man from the city of Succoth. He asked the young man some questions. The young man wrote down some names for Gideon. The young man wrote down the names of the leaders and elders of the city of Succoth. He gave Gideon the names of 77 men.

And he captured a young man of Succoth and questioned him. And he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

he captured a young man from Sukkoth and questioned him. The young man wrote down for Gideon the names of the seventy-seven leading men of Sukkoth.

English God's Word - GW 1995

and captured a young man from Succoth. He questioned him, and the young man wrote down for him the names of the 77 officials and leaders of Succoth.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

He captured a youth from the men of Succoth and interrogated him. The youth wrote down for him the [names of the] 77 princes and elders of Succoth.

English KJV 1611

And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.

English LSB

And he captured a youth from the men of Succoth and questioned him. So the youth wrote down for him the princes of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

He captured a young man from among the men of Sukkoth and asked him to write the names of the leaders and elders of Sukkoth, seventy-seven men.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

And he captured a youth from Succoth and questioned him. Then the youth wrote down for him the princes of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.

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

He captured a young man of Succoth, who upon being questioned listed for him the seventy-seven princes and elders of Succoth.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He captured a young man from Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of Succoth’s officials and city leaders — seventy-seven men in all.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

He caught a young man from Succoth. He asked him about the elders of the town. The young man wrote down for him the names of Succoth's 77 officials.

English NIV

He caught a young man of Succoth and questioned him, and the young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven officials of Succoth, the elders of the town.

English NKJ 1982

And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth and interrogated him; and he wrote down for him the leaders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.

English NLT

There he captured a young man from Succoth and demanded that he write down the names of all the seventy-seven rulers and leaders in the town.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

he caught a young man, one of the people of Succoth, and questioned him; and he listed for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven people.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

he captured a young man from Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for Gideon the names of the seventy-seven leading men of Succoth.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And he caught a young man of Succoth, and questioned him; and he wrote down for him the officials and elders of Succoth, seventy-seven men.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

There he captured a young fellow from Succoth and demanded that he write down the names of all the seventy-seven political and religious leaders of the city.

English Tyndale 1537

And he wrote him of the lords and Elders of Socoth seventy seven men.