Judges 11:25

NETBible

Are you really better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he dare to quarrel with Israel? Did he dare to fight with them? 1 

NIV ©

Are you better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever quarrel with Israel or fight with them?

NASB ©

‘Now are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive with Israel, or did he ever fight against them?

NLT ©

Are you any better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he try to make a case against Israel for disputed land? Did he go to war? No, of course not.

MSG ©

Do you think you're going to come off better than Balak son of Zippor, the king of Moab? Did he get anywhere in opposing Israel? Did he risk war?

BBE ©

What! are you any better than Balak, the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever take up a cause against Israel or make war against them?

NRSV ©

Now are you any better than King Balak son of Zippor of Moab? Did he ever enter into conflict with Israel, or did he ever go to war with them?

NKJV ©

‘And now, are you any better than Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever strive against Israel? Did he ever fight against them?

KJV
And now [art] thou any thing better
<02896>
than Balak
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the son
<01121>
of Zippor
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king
<04428>
of Moab
<04124>_?
did he ever
<07378> (8800)
strive
<07378> (8804)
against Israel
<03478>_,
or did he ever
<03898> (8736)
fight
<03898> (8738)
against them,
NASB ©
'Now
<6258>
are you any
<2895>
better
<2896>
than
<4480>
Balak
<1111>
the son
<1121>
of Zippor
<6834>
, king
<4428>
of Moab
<4124>
? Did he ever
<7378>
strive
<7378>
with Israel
<3478>
, or
<518>
did he ever
<3898>
fight
<3898>
against them?
LXXM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
nun
<3568> 
ADV
mh
<3165> 
ADV
kreisswn
<2908> 
A-NSM
ei
<1510> 
V-PAI-2S
su
<4771> 
P-NS
tou
<3588> 
T-GSM
balak
<904> 
N-PRI
uiou
<5207> 
N-GSM
sepfwr {N-PRI} basilewv
<935> 
N-GSM
mwab {N-PRI} mh
<3165> 
ADV
mach
<3163> 
N-DSF
emacesato
<3164> 
V-AMI-3S
meta
<3326> 
PREP
israhl
<2474> 
N-PRI
h
<2228> 
CONJ
polemwn
<4170> 
V-PAPNS
epolemhsen
<4170> 
V-AAI-3S
autoiv
<846> 
D-DPM
NET [draft] ITL
Are you
<0859>
really better
<02896>

<02896>
than Balak
<01111>
son
<01121>
of Zippor
<06834>
, king
<04428>
of Moab
<04124>
? Did he dare to quarrel
<07378>

<07378>
with
<05973>
Israel
<03478>
? Did
<0518>
he dare to fight
<03898>

<03898>
with them?
HEBREW
Mb
<0>
Mxln
<03898>
Mxln
<03898>
Ma
<0518>
larvy
<03478>
Me
<05973>
br
<07378>
bwrh
<07378>
bawm
<04124>
Klm
<04428>
rwpu
<06834>
Nb
<01121>
qlbm
<01111>
hta
<0859>
bwj
<02896>
bwjh
<02896>
htew (11:25)
<06258>
NETBible

Are you really better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he dare to quarrel with Israel? Did he dare to fight with them? 1 

NET Notes

1 tn The Hebrew grammatical constructions of all three rhetorical questions indicate emphasis, which “really” and “dare to” are intended to express in the translation.

1 sn Jephthah argues that the Ammonite king should follow the example of Balak, who, once thwarted in his attempt to bring a curse on Israel, refused to attack Israel and returned home (Num 22-24).