Modern Translations New International VersionAt their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, "The earth is going to swallow us too!" New Living Translation All the people around them fled when they heard their screams. “The earth will swallow us, too!” they cried. English Standard Version And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!” Berean Study Bible At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!” New American Standard Bible Then all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth might swallow us!” NASB 1995 All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, "The earth may swallow us up!" NASB 1977 And all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us up!” Amplified Bible All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us also.” Christian Standard Bible At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, “The earth may swallow us too! ” Holman Christian Standard Bible At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, "The earth may swallow us too!" Contemporary English Version The rest of the Israelites heard their screams, so they ran off, shouting, "We don't want that to happen to us!" Good News Translation All the people of Israel who were there fled when they heard their cry. They shouted, "Run! The earth might swallow us too!" GOD'S WORD® Translation All the Israelites around them ran away when they heard their screams. They thought the ground would swallow them, too. International Standard Version Then all of the Israelis who were around them ran away when they heard them crying, "…so the ground won't swallow us up, too." NET Bible All the Israelites who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "What if the earth swallows us too?" Classic Translations King James BibleAnd all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. New King James Version Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!” King James 2000 Bible And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. New Heart English Bible All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up." World English Bible All Israel that were around them fled at the cry of them; for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up!" American King James Version And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. American Standard Version And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up. A Faithful Version And all Israel around them fled at their cry. For they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up also." Darby Bible Translation And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up! English Revised Version And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up. Webster's Bible Translation And all Israel that were round about them, fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587And all Israel that were about them, fled at the crie of them: for they said, Let vs flee, least the earth swalow vs vp. Bishops' Bible of 1568 And all Israel that were about them, fled at the crye of them: And they sayde, lest the earth swalowe vs vp also. Coverdale Bible of 1535 And all Israel yt were aboute the, fled at ye crye of the, for they sayde: That ye earth swalowe not vs also. Tyndale Bible of 1526 And all Israel that were aboute them fledde at the crye of them. For they sayed: The erthe myghte happelye swalowe vs also. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand all Israel who [are] around them have fled at their voice, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us”; Young's Literal Translation and all Israel who are round about them have fled at their voice, for they said, 'Lest the earth swallow us;' Smith's Literal Translation And all Israel which were round about them fled at their voice: for they said, Lest the earth shall swallow us. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut all Israel, that was standing round about, fled at the cry of them that were perishing: saying: Lest perhaps the earth swallow us up also. Catholic Public Domain Version Yet truly, all of Israel, which was standing all around, took flight at the clamor of those who were perishing, saying, “Lest perhaps the earth may swallow us whole also.” Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd all children of Israel who were around them fled from their voices and they were saying, “Lest the Earth will swallow us!” Lamsa Bible And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them, saying, Lest the earth swallow us up also. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said: 'Lest the earth swallow us up.' Brenton Septuagint Translation And all Israel round about them fled from the sound of them, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.     |