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Judges 5:29

Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,

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חַכְמ֥וֹתchakhmotwise , manחָכָםadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, construct — “wise , man”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).שָׂרוֹתֶ֖יהָsaroteyhaladyשָׂרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “lady”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8282a mistress, i.e. female noblelady, princess, queen.תַּעֲנֶ֑ינָּהtaaneynahshoutעָנָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “shout”, an unfinished actionH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…אַףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.הִ֕יאhias for herהוּאpronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “as for her”H1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or arehe, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.תָּשִׁ֥יבtashivagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…אֲמָרֶ֖יהָamareyhaanswerאֵמֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “answer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH561something saidanswer, [idiom] appointed unto him, saying, speech, word.לָֽהּlahtoלָֽהּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wisest of her princesses answer her, yea, she returneth answer to herself:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Her wise ladies answered her, Yea, she returned answer to herself,

Young’s Literal Translation

The wise ones, her princesses, answer her, Yea, she returneth her sayings to herself:

World English Bible

Her wise ladies answered her, Yes, she returned answer to herself,

Darby Translation

The wise amongst her ladies answer [her], Yea, she returneth answer to herself,

Douay-Rheims

One that was wiser than the rest of his wives, returned this answer to her mother in law:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wisest of her princesses answer her, yea, she returneth answer to herself:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, saying ,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Αἱ σοφαὶ ἄρχουσαι αὐτῆς ἀπεκρίθησαν πρὸς αὐτὴν, καὶ αὐτὴ ἀπέστρεψε λόγους αὐτῆς ἑαυτῇ,