Judges 15:1 (ESV)

Judges 15:2 - And her father said, “I really thought that you utterly hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”

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KJVKJV (read chapter in KJV)

And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

NKJVNKJV (read chapter in NKJV)

Her father said, “I really thought that you thoroughly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister better than she? Please, take her instead.”

NLTNLT (read chapter in NLT)

“I truly thought you must hate her,” her father explained, “so I gave her in marriage to your best man. But look, her younger sister is even more beautiful than she is. Marry her instead.”

NIVNIV (read chapter in NIV)

“I was so sure you hated her,” he said, “that I gave her to your companion. Isn’t her younger sister more attractive? Take her instead.”

ESVESV (read chapter in ESV)

And her father said, “I really thought that you utterly hated her, so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”

CSBCSB (read chapter in CSB)

“I was sure you hated her,” her father said, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Isn’t her younger sister more beautiful than she is? Why not take her instead? ”

NASB20NASB20 (read chapter in NASB20)

Her father said, “I really thought that you hated her intensely; so I gave her to your companion. Is her younger sister not [fn]more beautiful than she? Please let her be yours [fn]instead.”

NASB95NASB95 (read chapter in NASB95)

Her father said, “I really thought that you hated her intensely; so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister [fn]more beautiful than she? Please let her be yours [fn]instead.”

LSBLSB (read chapter in LSB)

And her father said, “I really thought that you hated her intensely; so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister better than she? Please let her be yours [fn]instead.”

AMPAMP (read chapter in AMP)

Her father said, “I really thought you utterly hated her; so I gave her to your companion. Is her younger sister not more beautiful than she? Please take her [as your wife] instead.”

NETNET (read chapter in NET)

Her father said, "I really thought you absolutely despised her, so I gave her to your best man. Her younger sister is more attractive than she is. Take her instead!"

RSVRSV (read chapter in RSV)

And her father said, "I really thought that you utterly hated her; so I gave her to your companion. Is not her younger sister fairer than she? Pray take her instead."

ASVASV (read chapter in ASV)

And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

YLTYLT (read chapter in YLT)

and her father saith, I certainly said, that thou didst certainly hate her, and I give her to thy companion; is not her sister -- the young one -- better than she? Let her be, I pray thee, to thee, instead of her.'

DBYDBY (read chapter in DBY)

And her father said, I verily thought that thou didst utterly hate her; therefore I gave her to thy companion. Is not her younger sister fairer than she? Let her, I pray thee, be thine instead of her.

WEBWEB (read chapter in WEB)

And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

HNVHNV (read chapter in HNV)

Her father said, I most assuredly thought that you had utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to your companion: isn't her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her, instead.

VULVUL (read chapter in VUL)

putavi quod odisses eam et ideo tradidi illam amico tuo sed habet sororem quae iunior et pulchrior illa est sit tibi pro ea uxor

NAVNAV (read chapter in NAV)

وَقَالَ لِحَمِيهِ: «أَنَا دَاخِلٌ إِلَى مُخْدَعِ زَوْجَتِي». وَلَكِنَّ أَبَاهَا مَنَعَهُ وَقَالَ: «لَقَدْ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ كَرِهْتَهَا فَزَوَّجْتُهَا لِنَدِيمِكَ. فَلِمَاذَا لَا تَتَزَوَّجُ أُخْتَهَا الأَصْغَرَ مِنْهَا عِوَضاً عَنْهَا؟ أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ أَجْمَلَ مِنْهَا؟»

WLCWLC (read chapter in WLC)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אָבִ֗יהָ אָמֹ֤ר אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ כִּי־שָׂנֹ֣א שְׂנֵאתָ֔הּ וָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה לְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ הֲלֹ֨א אֲחֹתָ֤הּ הַקְּטַנָּה֙ טוֹבָ֣ה מִמֶּ֔נָּה תְּהִי־נָ֥א לְךָ֖ תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃

LXXLXX (read chapter in LXX)

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτῆς εἴπας εἶπα ὅτι μισῶν ἐμίσησας αὐτήν καὶ ἔδωκα αὐτὴν τῷ συνεταίρῳ σου οὐκ ἰδοὺ ἡ ἀδελφὴ αὐτῆς ἡ νεωτέρα κρείσσων αὐτῆς ἐστιν ἔστω δή σοι ἀντὶ αὐτῆς

SVDSVD (read chapter in SVD)

وَقَالَ: «أَدْخُلُ إِلَى امْرَأَتِي إِلَى حُجْرَتِهَا». وَلكِنَّ أَبَاهَا لَمْ يَدَعْهُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ. وَقَالَ أَبُوهَا: «إِنِّي قُلْتُ إِنَّكَ قَدْ كَرِهْتَهَا فَأَعْطَيْتُهَا لِصَاحِبِكَ. أَلَيْسَتْ أُخْتُهَا الصَّغِيرَةُ أَحْسَنَ مِنْهَا؟ فَلِْتَكُنْ لَكَ عِوَضًا عَنْهَا».

BESBES (read chapter in BES)

And her father spoke, saying, I said that thou didst surely hate her, and I gave her to one of thy friends: is not her younger sister better than she? let her be to thee instead of her.

RVR09RVR09 (read chapter in RVR09)

Y dijo el padre de ella: Persuadíme que la aborrecías, y díla á tu compañero. Mas su hermana menor, ¿no es más hermosa que ella? tómala, pues, en su lugar.

RVR60RVR60 (read chapter in RVR60)

Y dijo el padre de ella: Me persuadí de que la aborrecías, y la di a tu compañero. Mas su hermana menor, ¿no es más hermosa que ella? Tómala, pues, en su lugar.

BBEBBE (read chapter in BBE)

And her father said, It seemed to me that you had only hate for her; so I gave her to your friend: but is not her younger sister fairer than she? so please take her in place of the other.

CHTCHT (read chapter in CHT)

說、我估定你是極其恨他、因此我將他給了你的陪伴．他的妹子不是比他還美麗麼、你可以娶來代替他罷。

EMEM (read chapter in EM)

El padre de ella dijo: --Pensé que la aborrecías del todo y se la di a tu compañero. Pero su hermana menor, ¿no es más hermosa que ella? Tómala, por favor, para ti en su lugar.

KORKOR (read chapter in KOR)

가로되 네가 그를 심히 미워하는 줄로 내가 생각한 고로 그를 네 동무에게 주었노라 그 동생이 그보다 더욱 아름답지 아니하냐 청하노니 너는 그의 대신에 이를 취하라

LSLS (read chapter in LS)

J'ai pensé dit-il, que tu avais pour elle de la haine, et je l'ai donnée à ton compagnon. Est-ce que sa jeune soeur n'est pas plus belle qu'elle? Prends-la donc à sa place.

LUTLUT (read chapter in LUT)

und sprach: Ich meinte, du wärest ihr gram geworden, und habe sie deinem Freunde gegeben. Sie hat aber eine jüngere Schwester, die ist schöner denn sie; die laß dein sein für diese.

RSTRST (read chapter in RST)

И сказал отец ее: я подумал, что ты возненавидел ее, и я отдал ее другу твоему; вот, меньшая сестра красивее ее; пусть она будет тебе вместо ее.

SESE (read chapter in SE)

Y dijo el padre de ella: Me persuadí que tú la aborrecías, y la di a tu compañero. Mas su hermana menor, ¿no es más hermosa que ella? Tómala, pues, en su lugar.

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