(NIV)
(From these the maritime peoples spread out into their territories by their clans within their nations, each with its own language.)
(ESV)
From
these the
coastland peoples spread in their
lands,
each with his own
language, by their
clans, in their
nations.
(NIV)
These are the sons of Ham by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
(ESV)
These are the
sons of
Ham, by their
clans, their
languages, their
lands, and their
nations.
(NIV)
These are the sons of Shem by their clans and languages, in their territories and nations.
(ESV)
These are the
sons of
Shem, by their
clans, their
languages, their
lands, and their
nations.
(NIV)
Now the whole world had one language and a common speech.
(ESV)
Now the
whole earth had
one language and the
same words.
(NIV)
The
Lord said, ‘If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.
(ESV)
And the
Lord said, “Behold, they are
one people, and they have
all one language, and this is only the
beginning of what they
will do. And
nothing that they
propose to
do will now be
impossible for them.
(NIV)
Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not understand each other.’
(ESV)
Come let us
go down and there
confuse their
language, so
that they may not
understand one another’s speech.”
(NIV)
That is why it was called Babel – because there the
Lord confused the language of the whole world. From there the
Lord scattered them over the face of the whole earth.
(ESV)
Therefore its
name was
called Babel, because there the
Lord confused the
language of
all the
earth. And from
there the
Lord dispersed them over the
face of
all the
earth.
(NIV)
I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies,
(ESV)
I will
surely bless you, and I will
surely multiply your
offspring as the
stars of
heaven and as the
sand that is on the
seashore. And your
offspring shall
possess the
gate of his
enemies,
(NIV)
After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the river-bank.
(ESV)
And
behold,
seven other cows,
ugly and
thin,
came up out of the
Nile after them, and
stood by the other
cows on the
bank of the
Nile.
(NIV)
Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, ‘In my dream I was standing on the bank of the Nile,
(ESV)
Then
Pharaoh said to
Joseph, “
Behold, in my
dream I was
standing on the
banks of the
Nile.
(NIV)
But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
(ESV)
When she
could hide him
no longer, she
took for him a
basket made of
bulrushes and
daubed it with
bitumen and
pitch. She
put the
child in it and
placed it among the
reeds by the
river bank.
(NIV)
Moses said to the
Lord, ‘Pardon your servant, Lord. I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.’
(ESV)
But
Moses said to the
Lord, “
Oh, my
Lord, I am not
eloquent,
either in the
past or
since you have
spoken to your
servant, but I am
slow of
speech and
of tongue.”
(NIV)
But Moses said to the Lord, ‘If the Israelites will not listen to me, why would Pharaoh listen to me, since I speak with faltering lips?’
(ESV)
But
Moses said to the
Lord, “Behold, the
people of
Israel have not
listened to me. How then shall
Pharaoh listen to
me, for I am of
uncircumcised lips?”
(NIV)
But Moses said to the
Lord, ‘Since I speak with faltering lips, why would Pharaoh listen to me?’
(ESV)
But
Moses said to the
Lord, “Behold, I am of
uncircumcised lips. How will
Pharaoh listen to me?”
(NIV)
Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes out to the river. Confront him on the bank of the Nile, and take in your hand the staff that was changed into a snake.
(ESV)
Go to
Pharaoh in the
morning, as he is
going out to the
water.
Stand on the
bank of the
Nile to
meet him, and
take in your
hand the
staff that
turned into a
serpent.
(NIV)
But among the Israelites not a dog will bark at any person or animal.” Then you will know that the
Lord makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.
(ESV)
But
not a
dog shall
growl against
any of the
people of
Israel, either
man or
beast,
that you may
know that the
Lord makes a
distinction between Egypt and
Israel.’
(NIV)
That day the
Lord saved Israel from the hands of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians lying dead on the shore.
(ESV)
Thus the
Lord saved Israel that
day from the
hand of the
Egyptians, and
Israel saw the
Egyptians dead on the
seashore.
(NIV)
Make loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and do the same with the end curtain in the other set.
(ESV)
And you shall
make loops of
blue on the
edge of the
outermost curtain in the
first set. Likewise you shall
make loops on the
edge of the
outermost curtain in the
second set.
(NIV)
Make fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set.
(ESV)
You shall
make fifty loops on the
edge of the curtain that is
outermost in one
set, and
fifty loops on the
edge of the
curtain that is
outermost in the
second set.
(NIV)
Make two gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
(ESV)
You shall
make two rings of
gold, and
put them at the
two ends of the
breastpiece, on its
inside edge next to the
ephod.
(NIV)
with an opening for the head in its centre. There shall be a woven edge like a collar around this opening, so that it will not tear.
(ESV)
It shall have an
opening for the
head in the
middle of it, with a
woven binding around the
opening, like the
opening in a
garment, so that it may
not tear.
(NIV)
Then they made loops of blue material along the edge of the end curtain in one set, and the same was done with the end curtain in the other set.
(ESV)
He
made loops of
blue on the
edge of the
outermost curtain of the
first set.
Likewise he
made them on the
edge of the
outermost curtain of the
second set.
(NIV)
Then they made fifty loops along the edge of the end curtain in one set and also along the edge of the end curtain in the other set.
(ESV)
And he
made fifty loops on the
edge of the
outermost curtain of the one
set,
and fifty loops on the
edge of the
other connecting curtain.
(NIV)
They made two gold rings and attached them to the other two corners of the breastpiece on the inside edge next to the ephod.
(ESV)
Then they
made two rings of
gold, and
put them at the
two ends of the
breastpiece,
on its
inside edge next to the
ephod.
(NIV)
with an opening in the centre of the robe like the opening of a collar, and a band around this opening, so that it would not tear.
(ESV)
and the
opening of the
robe in it was like the
opening in a
garment, with a
binding around the
opening, so that it might
not tear.
(NIV)
‘If she marries after she makes a vow or after her lips utter a rash promise by which she binds herself
(ESV)
“
If she marries a
husband, while under her
vows or any thoughtless
utterance of her
lips by which she has
bound herself,
(NIV)
But if her husband forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that binds her or the rash promise by which she binds herself, and the
Lord will release her.
(ESV)
But
if, on the
day that her
husband comes to
hear of it, he
opposes her, then he makes
void her
vow that was on her, and the thoughtless
utterance of her
lips by which she
bound herself. And the
Lord will
forgive her.
(NIV)
But if her husband nullifies them when he hears about them, then none of the vows or pledges that came from her lips will stand. Her husband has nullified them, and the
Lord will release her.
(ESV)
But
if her
husband makes them
null and
void on the
day that he
hears them, then
whatever proceeds out of her
lips concerning her
vows or concerning her
pledge of
herself shall
not stand. Her
husband has made them
void, and the
Lord will
forgive her.
(NIV)
From Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the gorge, even as far as Gilead, not one town was too strong for us. The
Lord our God gave us all of them.
(ESV)
From Aroer,
which is
on the
edge of the
Valley of the
Arnon, and from the
city that is in the
valley, as
far as Gilead, there was
not a
city too
high for us. The
Lord our
God gave all into our
hands.
(NIV)
This land extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge to Mount Sirion (that is, Hermon),
(ESV)
from Aroer,
which is
on the
edge of the
Valley of the
Arnon, as
far as Mount Sirion (that is,
Hermon),
(NIV)
Whatever your lips utter you must be sure to do, because you made your vow freely to the
Lord your God with your own mouth.
(ESV)
You shall be
careful to
do what has
passed your
lips, for you have
voluntarily vowed to the
Lord your
God what you have
promised with your
mouth.
(NIV)
The
Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,
(ESV)
The
Lord will
bring a
nation against you
from far away,
from the
end of the
earth swooping down like the
eagle, a
nation whose language you do
not understand,
(NIV)
when I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.’
(ESV)
when I
saw among the
spoil a beautiful cloak from
Shinar, and
200 shekels of
silver,
and a bar of
gold weighing 50 shekels, then I
coveted them and
took them. And
see, they are
hidden in the
earth inside my
tent, with the
silver underneath.”
(NIV)
Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the robe, the gold bar, his sons and daughters, his cattle, donkeys and sheep, his tent and all that he had, to the Valley of Achor.
(ESV)
And
Joshua and all
Israel with him
took Achan the
son of
Zerah, and the
silver and the
cloak and the
bar of
gold, and his
sons and
daughters and his
oxen and
donkeys and
sheep and his
tent and all that he had. And they
brought them up to the
Valley of
Achor.
(NIV)
The whole army then returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one uttered a word against the Israelites.
(ESV)
then all the
people returned safe to
Joshua in the
camp at
Makkedah.
Not a man
moved his
tongue against
any of the
people of
Israel.
(NIV)
They came out with all their troops and a large number of horses and chariots – a huge army, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.
(ESV)
And they
came out with all their
troops, a
great horde, in
number like the
sand that is on the
seashore, with
very many horses and
chariots.
(NIV)
Sihon king of the Amorites, who reigned in Heshbon.
He ruled from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge – from the middle of the gorge – to the River Jabbok, which is the border of the Ammonites. This included half of Gilead.
(ESV)
Sihon king of the
Amorites who
lived at
Heshbon and
ruled from
Aroer, which is on the
edge of the
Valley of the
Arnon, and from the
middle of the
valley as far as the
river Jabbok, the
boundary of the
Ammonites, that is,
half of
Gilead,
(NIV)
It extended from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and included the whole plateau of Medeba as far as Dibon,
(ESV)
from Aroer,
which is
on the
edge of the
Valley of the
Arnon, and the
city that is in the
middle of the
valley, and
all the
tableland of
Medeba as
far as Dibon;
(NIV)
The territory from Aroer on the rim of the Arnon Gorge, and from the town in the middle of the gorge, and the whole plateau past Medeba
(ESV)
So their territory was
from Aroer,
which is on the
edge of the
Valley of the
Arnon, and the
city that is in the
middle of the
valley, and
all the
tableland by
Medeba;
(NIV)
Their southern boundary started from the bay at the southern end of the Dead Sea,
(ESV)
And their
south boundary ran
from the
end of the
Salt Sea,
from the
bay that
faces southward.
(NIV)
The eastern boundary is the Dead Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan.
The northern boundary started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,
(ESV)
And the
east boundary is the
Salt Sea,
to the
mouth of the
Jordan. And the
boundary on the
north side runs
from the
bay of the
sea at the
mouth of the
Jordan.
(NIV)
It then went to the northern slope of Beth Hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Dead Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan in the south. This was the southern boundary.
(ESV)
Then the
boundary passes on to the
north of the
shoulder of
Beth-hoglah. And the
boundary ends at the
northern bay of the
Salt Sea, at the
south end of the
Jordan: this is the
southern border.
(NIV)
So Gideon took the men down to the water. There the
Lord told him, ‘Separate those who lap the water with their tongues as a dog laps from those who kneel down to drink.’
(ESV)
So he
brought the
people down to the
water. And the
Lord said to
Gideon, “Every
one who laps the water with his
tongue, as a
dog laps, you shall
set by
himself. Likewise, every
one who kneels down to
drink.”
(NIV)
The Midianites, the Amalekites and all the other eastern peoples had settled in the valley, thick as locusts. Their camels could no more be counted than the sand on the seashore.
(ESV)
And the
Midianites and the
Amalekites and
all the
people of the
East lay along the
valley like
locusts in
abundance, and their
camels were
without number, as the
sand that is
on the
seashore in
abundance.
(NIV)
When the three hundred trumpets sounded, the
Lord caused the men throughout the camp to turn on each other with their swords. The army fled to Beth Shittah towards Zererah as far as the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.
(ESV)
When they
blew the
300 trumpets the
Lord set every
man’s sword against his
comrade and against
all the
army. And the
army fled as
far as Beth-shittah toward
Zererah as
far as the
border of
Abel-meholah,
by Tabbath.
(NIV)
Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk
(ESV)
Hannah was
speaking in her
heart; only her
lips moved, and her
voice was not
heard. Therefore
Eli took her to be a
drunken woman.
(NIV)
The Philistines assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Michmash, east of Beth Aven.
(ESV)
And the
Philistines mustered to
fight with
Israel,
thirty thousand chariots and
six thousand horsemen and
troops like the
sand on the
seashore in
multitude. They
came up and
encamped in
Michmash, to the
east of
Beth-aven.
(NIV)
‘The Spirit of the
Lord spoke through me;
his word was on my tongue.
(ESV)
“The
Spirit of the
Lord speaks by me;
his
word is
on my
tongue.
(NIV)
God gave Solomon wisdom and very great insight, and a breadth of understanding as measureless as the sand on the seashore.
(ESV)
And
God gave Solomon wisdom and
understanding beyond measure, and
breadth of
mind like the
sand on the
seashore,
(NIV)
He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure round it.
(ESV)
Then he
made the
sea of
cast metal. It was
round,
ten cubits from brim to brim, and
five cubits high, and a
line of
thirty cubits measured its
circumference.
(NIV)
Below the rim, gourds encircled it – ten to a cubit. The gourds were cast in two rows in one piece with the Sea.
(ESV)
Under its
brim were
gourds, for
ten cubits,
compassing the
sea all
around. The
gourds were in
two rows,
cast with it when it was
cast.
(NIV)
It was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held two thousand baths.
(ESV)
Its
thickness was a
handbreadth, and its
brim was
made like the
brim of a
cup, like the
flower of a
lily. It
held two
thousand baths.
(NIV)
King Solomon also built ships at Ezion Geber, which is near Elath in Edom, on the shore of the Red Sea.
(ESV)
King Solomon built a
fleet of ships at
Ezion-geber,
which is
near Eloth on the
shore of the
Red Sea, in the
land of
Edom.
(NIV)
Elisha then picked up Elijah’s cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan.
(ESV)
And he
took up the
cloak of
Elijah that had
fallen from him and went
back and
stood on the
bank of the
Jordan.
(NIV)
You say you have the counsel and the might for war – but you speak only empty words. On whom are you depending, that you rebel against me?
(ESV)
Do you
think that
mere words are
strategy and
power for
war? In whom do you now
trust, that you have
rebelled against me?
(NIV)
Because you rage against me
and because your insolence has reached my ears,
I will put my hook in your nose
and my bit in your mouth,
and I will make you return
by the way you came.”
(ESV)
Because you have
raged against me
and your
complacency has
come into my
ears,
I will
put my
hook in your
nose and my
bit in your
mouth,
and I will
turn you back on the
way by which you
came.
(NIV)
He made the Sea of cast metal, circular in shape, measuring ten cubits from rim to rim and five cubits high. It took a line of thirty cubits to measure round it.
(ESV)
Then he
made the
sea of
cast metal. It was
round,
ten cubits from
brim to
brim, and
five cubits high, and a
line of
thirty cubits measured its
circumference.
(NIV)
It was a handbreadth in thickness, and its rim was like the rim of a cup, like a lily blossom. It held three thousand baths.
(ESV)
Its
thickness was a
handbreadth. And its
brim was
made like the
brim of a
cup, like the
flower of a
lily. It
held 3,000 baths.
(NIV)
Then Solomon went to Ezion Geber and Elath on the coast of Edom.
(ESV)
Then
Solomon went to
Ezion-geber and
Eloth on the
shore of the
sea, in the
land of
Edom.
(NIV)
Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or the language of one of the other peoples, and did not know how to speak the language of Judah.
(ESV)
And
half of their
children spoke the language of
Ashdod, and they
could not speak the
language of
Judah, but only the
language of
each people.
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