He caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and inquired of him: and he described for him the princes of Succoth, and its elders, seventy-seven men.
Parallel translations
- KJV And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men.
- BSB There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.
- NKJV And he caught a young man of the men of Succoth and interrogated him; and he wrote down for him the leaders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.
- NASB And he captured a youth from Succoth and questioned him. Then the youth wrote down for him the leaders of Succoth and its elders, seventy-seven men.
- NLT There he captured a young man from Succoth and demanded that he write down the names of all the seventy-seven officials and elders in the town.
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Cross-references · 2
- Judg 1:24–25The watchers saw a man come out of the city, and they said to him, “Please show us the entrance into the city, and we will deal kindly with you.”
- 1 Sam 30:11–15They found an Egyptian in the field, and brought him to David, and gave him bread, and he ate; and they gave him water to drink.
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