Verse Comparison: Judges 9:53
American Standard Version
And a certain woman cast an upper millstone upon Abimelech's head, and brake his skull.
Amplified® Bible
But a certain woman cast an upper millstone [down] upon Abimelech's head and broke his skull.
Contemporary English Version
when a woman on the roof dropped a large rock on his head and cracked his skull.
Darby English Version
And a certain woman threw an upper millstone upon Abim'elech's head, and crushed his skull.
Good News Bible
But a woman threw a millstone down on his head and fractured his skull.
King James Version
And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, and all to brake his skull.
New American Standard Bible
But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, crushing his skull.
New International Version
a woman dropped an upper millstone on his head and cracked his skull.
New King James Version
But a certain woman dropped an upper millstone on Abimelech’s head and crushed his skull.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head, crushing his skull.
Revised Standard Version
And a certain woman threw an upper millstone upon Abim'elech's head, and crushed his skull.
Young's Literal Translation
and a certain woman doth cast a piece of a rider on the head of Abimelech, and breaketh his skull,