Judges 21:3 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to day one tribe lacking in Israel?
American Standard Version (ASV)
And they said, O Jehovah, the God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And they said, O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this fate come on Israel, that today one tribe has been cut off from Israel?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And they said, "O LORD, the God of Israel, why has this come to pass in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?"
Webster's Bible (WBT)
And said, O LORD God of Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking in Israel?
World English Bible (WEB)
They said, Yahweh, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that there should be today one tribe lacking in Israel?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and say, `Why, O Jehovah, God of Israel, hath this been in Israel -- to be lacking to-day, from Israel, one tribe?'
| And said, | וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | wayyōʾmĕrû | va-YOH-meh-ROO |
| O Lord | לָמָ֗ה | lāmâ | la-MA |
| God | יְהוָה֙ | yĕhwāh | yeh-VA |
| of Israel, | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾĕlōhê | ay-loh-HAY |
| why | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| is this | הָ֥יְתָה | hāyĕtâ | HA-yeh-ta |
| come to pass | זֹ֖את | zōt | zote |
| in Israel, | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bĕyiśrāʾēl | beh-yees-ra-ALE |
| that there should be to day | לְהִפָּקֵ֥ד | lĕhippāqēd | leh-hee-pa-KADE |
| one | הַיּ֛וֹם | hayyôm | HA-yome |
| tribe | מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | miyyiśrāʾēl | mee-yees-ra-ALE |
| lacking | שֵׁ֥בֶט | šēbeṭ | SHAY-vet |
| in Israel? | אֶחָֽד׃ | ʾeḥād | eh-HAHD |