| NET © | He ordered Jether his firstborn son, “Come on! 1 Kill them!” But Jether was too afraid to draw his sword, 2 because he was still young. |
| NIV © | Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, "Kill them!" But Jether did not draw his sword, because he was only a boy and was afraid. |
| NASB © | So he said to Jether his firstborn, "Rise, kill them." But the youth did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a youth. |
| NLT © | Turning to Jether, his oldest son, he said, "Kill them!" But Jether did not draw his sword, for he was only a boy and was afraid. |
| MSG © | Then he spoke to Jether, his firstborn: "Get up and kill them." But he couldn't do it, couldn't draw his sword. He was afraid--he was still just a boy. |
| BBE © | Then he said to Jether, his oldest son, Up! Put them to death. But the boy did not take out his sword, fearing because he was still a boy. |
| NRSV © | So he said to Jether his firstborn, "Go kill them!" But the boy did not draw his sword, for he was afraid, because he was still a boy. |
| NKJV © | And he said to Jether his firstborn, "Rise, kill them!" But the youth would not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth. |
| KJV | And he said <0559> (8799) unto Jether <03500> his firstborn <01060>_, Up <06965> (8798)_, [and] slay <02026> (8798) them. But the youth <05288> drew <08025> (8804) not his sword <02719>_: for he feared <03372> (8804)_, because he [was] yet a youth <05288>_. |
| HEBREW | ren <05288> wndwe <05750> yk <03588> ary <03372> yk <03588> wbrx <02719> renh <05288> Pls <08025> alw <03808> Mtwa <0853> grh <02026> Mwq <06965> wrwkb <01060> rtyl <03500> rmayw (8:20) <0559> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ eipen V-AAI-3S tw <3588> T-DSM ieyer N-PRI tw <3588> T-DSM prwtotokw <4416> A-DSM autou <846> D-GSM anastav <450> V-AAPNS apokteinon <615> V-AAD-2S autouv <846> D-APM kai <2532> CONJ ouk <3364> ADV espasen <4685> V-AAI-3S to <3588> T-NSN paidarion <3808> N-NSN autou <846> D-GSM thn <3588> T-ASF macairan <3162> N-ASF autou <846> D-GSM oti <3754> CONJ efobhyh <5399> V-API-3S oti <3754> CONJ hn <1510> V-IAI-3S newterov <3501> A-NSMC |
| NET © [draft] ITL | He ordered <0559> Jether <03500> his firstborn son <01060> , “Come on <06965> ! Kill <02026> them!” But <03808> Jether was too afraid <03372> to draw <08025> his sword <02719> , because <03588> he was still <05750> young .<05288> |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Or “Arise!” 2 tn Heb “did not draw his sword for he was afraid.” |