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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ויבא אבימלך עד המגדל וילחם בו ויגש עד פתח המגדל לשרפו באש
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vybA Abymlk `d hmgdl vylKHm bv vygSH `d ptKH hmgdl lSHrpv bASH

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
accedensque Abimelech iuxta turrem pugnabat fortiter et adpropinquans ostio ignem subponere nitebatur

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and went hard to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Authorized (King James) Version   
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
New King James Version   
So Abimelech came as far as the tower and fought against it; and he drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
21st Century King James Version   
And Abimelech came unto the tower and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and drew near unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Darby Bible Translation   
And Abim'elech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And Abimelech coming near the tower, fought stoutly: and approaching to the gate, endeavoured to set fire to it:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
God's Word   
Abimelech came to the tower. He began to fight against it and went near the entrance of the tower to burn it down.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.
International Standard Version   
So Abimelech approached the tower, attacked it, and approached the tower's gate, intending to burn it down.
NET Bible   
Abimelech came and attacked the tower. When he approached the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,
New American Standard Bible   
So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
New International Version   
Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire,
New Living Translation   
Abimelech followed them to attack the tower. But as he prepared to set fire to the entrance,
Webster's Bible Translation   
And Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
The World English Bible   
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Abimelech and his men came to attack the tower. Abimelech went near to the door of the tower, to put a fire there.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And Abimelech cometh unto the tower, and fighteth against it, and draweth nigh unto the opening of the tower to burn it with fire,
New Life Version   
Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it. He went near the door of the building to burn it with fire.
The Voice Bible   
So he stormed the tower, ready to burn this tower as he had the other.
Living Bible   
But as Abimelech was preparing to burn it,
New Catholic Bible   
So Abimelech came up to the tower and fought against it. He approached the door of the tower to set it on fire.
Legacy Standard Bible   
So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
And Abimelech came to the tower, and fighting against it, he came to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Christian Standard Bible   
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
New Century Version   
Abimelech came to the tower to attack it. He approached the door of the tower to set it on fire,
The Message   
Abimelech went on to Thebez. He camped at Thebez and captured it. The Tower-of-Strength stood in the middle of the city; all the men and women of the city along with the city’s leaders had fled there and locked themselves in. They were up on the tower roof. Abimelech got as far as the tower and assaulted it. He came up to the tower door to set it on fire. Just then some woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and crushed his skull. He called urgently to his young armor bearer and said, “Draw your sword and kill me so they can’t say of me, ‘A woman killed him.’” His armor bearer drove in his sword, and Abimelech died.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Abimelek came up to the tower and attacked it. He approached the entrance of the tower to burn it down.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
Good News Translation®   
When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he went up to the door to set the tower on fire.
Wycliffe Bible   
And Abimelech came beside the tower, and fought strongly against it, and he nighed to the door, and endeavoured him to put fire under it (and he came up to the door, and endeavoured to put fire under it);
Contemporary English Version   
Abimelech and his army rushed to the fortress and tried to force their way inside. Abimelech himself was about to set the heavy wooden doors on fire,
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And Abim′elech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Abimelech came to the tower to storm it. But when he approached the tower’s entrance to set it on fire,
Amplified Bible © 2015   
So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it down with fire.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
And Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Abimelech came up to the tower and fought against it. When he came close to the entrance of the tower to set it on fire,
New American Standard Bible   
So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the entrance of the tower to burn it down with fire.
The Expanded Bible   
Abimelech came to the tower to attack it. He approached the door of the tower to set it on fire,
Tree of Life Version   
So Abimelech came to the tower and fought against it, and approached the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Revised Standard Version   
And Abim′elech came to the tower, and fought against it, and drew near to the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
New International Reader's Version   
Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. He approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire.
BRG Bible   
And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire.
Complete Jewish Bible   
However, when Avimelekh approached the tower, attacked it, and then came up close to the tower’s door in order to burn it down,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And Avimelech came unto the migdal, and fought against it, and drew near unto the petach of the migdal to burn it with eish.
Names of God Bible   
Abimelech came to the tower. He began to fight against it and went near the entrance of the tower to burn it down.
Modern English Version   
Abimelek came to the tower and fought against it. But as he drew near to the tower entrance to burn it with fire,
Easy-to-Read Version   
Abimelech and his men came to the tower to attack it. Abimelech went up to the door of the tower to burn it.
International Children’s Bible   
Abimelech came to the tower and attacked it. He went up to the door of the tower to set it on fire.
Lexham English Bible   
Abimelech came up to the tower and fought against it, and he came near the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.
New International Version - UK   
Abimelek went to the tower and attacked it. But as he approached the entrance to the tower to set it on fire,