King James Version

Judges 18:8

And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?

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וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙vayavovand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֲחֵיהֶ֔םacheyhembrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.צָרְעָ֖הtsareahZareahצׇרְעָהnoun, proper name — “Zareah”H6881Tsorah, a place in PalestineZareah, Zorah, Zoreah.וְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑לveeshtaoland Eshtaolאֶשְׁתָּאֹלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Eshtaol”H847Eshtaol, a place in PalestineEshtaol.וַיֹּאמְר֥וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…לָהֶ֛םlahemtoלָהֶ֛םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toאֲחֵיהֶ֖םacheyhembrother ; kindredאָחnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “brother ; kindred”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like father))another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other. Compare also the proper names beginning with 'Ah-' or 'Ahi-'.מָ֥הmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.אַתֶּֽםatemtheeאַתָּהpronoun, personal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “thee”H859thou and thee, or (plural) ye and youthee, thou, ye, you.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol; and their brethren said unto them: 'What say ye?'

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol: and their brethren said unto them, What say ye?

Young’s Literal Translation

And they come in unto their brethren, at Zorah and Eshtaol, and their brethren say to them, 'What — ye?'

World English Bible

They came to their brothers at Zorah and Eshtaol; and their brothers asked them, “What do you say?”

Darby Translation

— And they came to their brethren at Zoreah and Eshtaol. And their brethren said to them, What [say] ye?

Douay-Rheims

And they returned to their brethren in Saraa and Esthaol, who asked them what they had done? to whom they answered:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they came unto their brethren to Zorah and Eshtaol; and their brethren said unto them: 'What say ye?'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the five men came to their brethren to Saraa and Esthaol, and said to their brethren, Why sit ye here idle ?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦλθον οἱ πέντε ἄνδρες πρὸς τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν εἰς Σαραὰ καὶ Ἐσθαὸλ, καὶ εἶπον τοῖς ἀδελφοῖς αὐτῶν, τί ὑμεῖς κάθησθε;