Judges 1:6
What does Judges 1:6 mean?
A plain-English look at Judges 1:6 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
KJV
King James Version · 1611But Adoni–bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949But Adoni-zedek went in flight; and they went after him and overtook him, and had his thumbs and his great toes cut off.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Adoni-Bezek fleeth, and they pursue after him, and seize him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Adonibezec fled: and they pursued after him and took him, and cut off his fingers and toes.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Adoni-Bezek fled, and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes.
Context
v.5And they found Adoni-bezek in Bezek; and they fought against him, and they smote the Canaanites and the Perizzites.
v.6This passage
v.7And Adoni-bezek said, Threescore and ten kings, having their thumbs and their great toes cut off, gathered their food under my table: as I have done, so God hath requited me. And they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died there.