King James Version

Judges 5:8

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

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יִבְחַר֙yivcharacceptableבָּחַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “acceptable”, an unfinished actionH977properly, to try, i.e. (by implication) selectacceptable, appoint, choose (choice), excellent, join, be rather, require.אֱלֹהִ֣יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.חֲדָשִׁ֔יםchadashimnew thingחָדָשׁadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “new thing”, the ordinary formH2319newfresh, new thing.אָ֖זazat which timeאָזadverb — “at which time”H227at that time or place; also as a conjunction, thereforebeginning, for, from, hitherto, now, of old, once, since, then, at which time, yet.לָחֶ֣םlachemwarלָחֶםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “war”, the ordinary formH3901battlewar.שְׁעָרִ֑יםshearimdoorשַׁעַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “door”, the ordinary formH8179an opening, i.e. door or gatecity, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).מָגֵ֤ןmagenbucklerמָגֵןnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “buckler”, the ordinary formH4043a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile[idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield.אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יֵֽרָאֶה֙yeraehseeרָאָהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…וָרֹ֔מַחvaromachand bucklerרֹמַחconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and buckler”, the ordinary formH7420a lance (as thrown); especially the iron pointbuckler, javelin, lancet, spear.בְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםbearbaimin fortyאַרְבָּעִיםpreposition, adjective, cardinal, both genders, plural, absolute — “in forty”, the ordinary formH705forty-forty.אֶ֖לֶףelefthousandאֶלֶףadjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, absolute — “thousand”, the ordinary formH505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousandthousand.בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽלbeyisraelin Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלpreposition, noun, proper name — “in Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates; was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

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American Standard Version (1901)

They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?

Young’s Literal Translation

He chooseth new gods, Then war [is] at the gates! A shield is not seen — and a spear Among forty thousand in Israel.

World English Bible

They chose new gods. Then war was in the gates. Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

Darby Translation

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

Douay-Rheims

The Lord chose new wars, and he himself overthrew the gates of the enemies: a shield and spear was not seen among forty thousand of Israel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates; was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They chose new gods; then the cities of rulers fought; there was not a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐξελέξαντο θεοὺς καινοὺς, τότε ἐπολέμησαν πόλεις ἀρχόντων· θυρεὸς ἐὰν ὀφθῇ καὶ λόγχη ἐν τεσσαράκοντα χιλιάσιν ἐν Ἰσραήλ.