| NET © | A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.” |
| NIV © | Not a blacksmith could be found in the whole land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, "Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears!" |
| NASB © | Now no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, "Otherwise the Hebrews will make swords or spears." |
| NLT © | There were no blacksmiths in the land of Israel in those days. The Philistines wouldn’t allow them for fear they would make swords and spears for the Hebrews. |
| MSG © | There wasn't a blacksmith to be found anywhere in Israel. The Philistines made sure of that--"Lest those Hebrews start making swords and spears." |
| BBE © | Now there was no iron-worker in all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, For fear the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears: |
| NRSV © | Now there was no smith to be found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, "The Hebrews must not make swords or spears for themselves"; |
| NKJV © | Now there was no blacksmith to be found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make swords or spears." |
| KJV | Now there was no smith <02796> found <04672> (8735) throughout all the land <0776> of Israel <03478>_: for the Philistines <06430> said <0559> (8804)_, Lest the Hebrews <05680> make <06213> (8799) [them] swords <02719> or spears <02595>_: |
| HEBREW | tynx <02595> wa <0176> brx <02719> Myrbeh <05680> wvey <06213> Np <06435> Mytslp <06430> *wrma {rma} <0559> yk <03588> larvy <03478> Ura <0776> lkb <03605> aumy <04672> al <03808> srxw (13:19) <02796> |
| LXXM | kai <2532> CONJ tektwn <5045> N-NSM sidhrou <4604> N-GSM ouc <3364> ADV eurisketo <2147> V-IPI-3S en <1722> PREP pash <3956> A-DSF gh <1065> N-DSF israhl <2474> N-PRI oti <3754> CONJ eipon V-AAI-3P oi <3588> T-NPM allofuloi <246> N-NPM mh <3165> ADV poihswsin <4160> V-AAS-3P oi <3588> T-NPM ebraioi <1445> N-NPM romfaian N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ doru N-ASN |
| NET © [draft] ITL | A blacksmith <02796> could not <03808> be found <04672> in all <03605> the land <0776> of Israel <03478> , for <03588> the Philistines <06430> had <06213> said <0559> , “This will prevent <06435> the Hebrews <05680> from making swords <02719> and <0176> spears .”<02595> |
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