(NIV)
Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan towards Zoar was well watered, like the garden of the
Lord, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the
Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
(ESV)
And
Lot lifted up his
eyes and
saw that the
Jordan Valley was
well watered everywhere like the
garden of the
Lord, like the
land of
Egypt, in the
direction of
Zoar. (This was before the
Lord destroyed Sodom and
Gomorrah.)
(NIV)
So Lot chose for himself the whole plain of the Jordan and set out towards the east. The two men parted company:
(ESV)
So
Lot chose for himself all the
Jordan Valley, and
Lot journeyed east. Thus they
separated from
each other.
(NIV)
Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom.
(ESV)
Abram settled in the
land of
Canaan, while
Lot settled among the
cities of the
valley and moved his
tent as
far as Sodom.
(NIV)
As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, ‘Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains or you will be swept away!’
(ESV)
And as they
brought them
out, one
said, “
Escape for your
life. Do not
look back or
stop anywhere in the
valley.
Escape to the
hills,
lest you be
swept away.”
(NIV)
Thus he overthrew those cities and the entire plain, destroying all those living in the cities – and also the vegetation in the land.
(ESV)
And he
overthrew those cities, and
all the
valley, and
all the
inhabitants of the
cities, and what
grew on the
ground.
(NIV)
He looked down towards Sodom and Gomorrah, towards all the land of the plain, and he saw dense smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace.
(ESV)
And he
looked down toward Sodom and
Gomorrah and
toward all the
land of the
valley, and he
looked and,
behold, the
smoke of the
land went up like the
smoke of a
furnace.
(NIV)
So when God destroyed the cities of the plain, he remembered Abraham, and he brought Lot out of the catastrophe that overthrew the cities where Lot had lived.
(ESV)
So it was that, when
God destroyed the
cities of the
valley,
God remembered Abraham and
sent Lot out of the
midst of the
overthrow when he
overthrew the
cities in
which Lot had
lived.
(NIV)
A talent of pure gold is to be used for the lampstand and all these accessories.
(ESV)
It shall be
made, with
all these
utensils, out of a
talent of
pure gold.
(NIV)
From the basket of bread made without yeast, which is before the
Lord, take one round loaf, one thick loaf with olive oil mixed in, and one thin loaf.
(ESV)
and
one loaf of
bread and
one cake of bread made with
oil, and
one wafer out of the
basket of
unleavened bread that is
before the
Lord.
(NIV)
They made the lampstand and all its accessories from one talent of pure gold.
(ESV)
He
made it and
all its
utensils out of a
talent of
pure gold.
(NIV)
The total amount of the gold from the wave offering used for all the work on the sanctuary was 29 talents and 730 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel.
(ESV)
All the
gold that was
used for the
work, in
all the
construction of the
sanctuary, the
gold from the
offering, was
twenty-nine talents and
730 shekels by the
shekel of the
sanctuary.
(NIV)
The silver obtained from those of the community who were counted in the census was 100 talents and 1,775 shekels, according to the sanctuary shekel –
(ESV)
The
silver from those of the
congregation who were
recorded was a
hundred talents and
1,775 shekels, by the
shekel of the
sanctuary:
(NIV)
The 100 talents of silver were used to cast the bases for the sanctuary and for the curtain – 100 bases from the 100 talents, one talent for each base.
(ESV)
The
hundred talents of
silver were for
casting the
bases of the
sanctuary and the
bases of the
veil; a
hundred bases for the
hundred talents, a
talent a
base.
(NIV)
The bronze from the wave offering was 70 talents and 2,400 shekels.
(ESV)
The
bronze that was
offered was
seventy talents and
2,400 shekels;
(NIV)
the Negev and the whole region from the Valley of Jericho, the City of Palms, as far as Zoar.
(ESV)
the
Negeb, and the
Plain, that is, the
Valley of
Jericho the
city of
palm trees, as
far as Zoar.
(NIV)
He said to the men of Sukkoth, ‘Give my troops some bread; they are worn out, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.’
(ESV)
So he
said to the
men of
Succoth, “
Please give loaves of
bread to the
people who
follow me,
for they are
exhausted, and I am
pursuing after Zebah and
Zalmunna, the
kings of
Midian.”
(NIV)
Then everyone left in your family line will come and bow down before him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread and plead, ‘Appoint me to some priestly office so that I can have food to eat.’”’
(ESV)
And
everyone who is
left in your
house shall
come to
implore him for a
piece of
silver or a
loaf of
bread and shall
say, “
Please put me in
one of the
priests’ places, that I may
eat a
morsel of
bread.”’”
(NIV)
‘Then you will go on from there until you reach the great tree of Tabor. Three men going up to worship God at Bethel will meet you there. One will be carrying three young goats, another three loaves of bread, and another a skin of wine.
(ESV)
Then you shall
go on from there farther and
come to the
oak of
Tabor.
Three men going up to
God at
Bethel will
meet you there,
one carrying three young goats,
another carrying three loaves of
bread, and
another carrying a
skin of
wine.
(NIV)
David took the crown from their king’s head, and it was placed on his own head. It weighed a talent of gold, and it was set with precious stones. David took a great quantity of plunder from the city
(ESV)
And he
took the
crown of their
king from his
head. The
weight of it was a
talent of
gold, and in it was a
precious stone, and it was placed on
David’s head. And he
brought out the
spoil of the
city, a
very great amount.
(NIV)
He said, ‘Come what may, I want to run.’
So Joab said, ‘Run!’ Then Ahimaaz ran by way of the plain and outran the Cushite.
(ESV)
“Come
what may,” he said, “I will
run.” So he
said to him, “
Run.” Then
Ahimaaz ran by the
way of the
plain, and
outran the
Cushite.
(NIV)
The king had them cast in clay moulds in the plain of the Jordan between Sukkoth and Zarethan.
(ESV)
In the
plain of the
Jordan the
king cast them, in the
clay ground between Succoth and
Zarethan.
(NIV)
Now Hiram had sent to the king 120 talents of gold.
(ESV)
Hiram had
sent to the
king 120 talents of
gold.
(NIV)
They sailed to Ophir and brought back 420 talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
(ESV)
And they
went to
Ophir and
brought from there
gold,
420 talents, and they
brought it to
King Solomon.
(NIV)
And she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. Never again were so many spices brought in as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
(ESV)
Then she
gave the
king 120 talents of
gold, and a
very great quantity of
spices and
precious stones.
Never again came such an
abundance of
spices as these
that the
queen of
Sheba gave to
King Solomon.
(NIV)
The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,
(ESV)
Now the
weight of
gold that
came to
Solomon in
one year was
666 talents of
gold,
(NIV)
He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city on the hill, calling it Samaria, after Shemer, the name of the former owner of the hill.
(ESV)
He
bought the
hill of
Samaria from Shemer for two
talents of
silver, and he
fortified the
hill and
called the
name of the
city that he
built Samaria,
after the
name of
Shemer, the
owner of the
hill.
(NIV)
As the king passed by, the prophet called out to him, ‘Your servant went into the thick of the battle, and someone came to me with a captive and said, “Guard this man. If he is missing, it will be your life for his life, or you must pay a talent of silver.”
(ESV)
And as the
king passed, he
cried to the
king and
said, “Your
servant went out into the
midst of the
battle, and
behold, a
soldier turned and
brought a
man to me and
said, ‘
Guard this man;
if by any
means he is
missing, your
life shall be
for his
life, or else you shall
pay a
talent of
silver.’
(NIV)
‘By all means, go,’ the king of Aram replied. ‘I will send a letter to the king of Israel.’ So Naaman left, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of gold and ten sets of clothing.
(ESV)
And the
king of
Syria said, “
Go now, and I will
send a
letter to the
king of
Israel.”
So he
went,
taking with him ten talents of
silver,
six thousand shekels of gold, and
ten changes of
clothing.
(NIV)
‘Everything is all right,’ Gehazi answered. ‘My master sent me to say, “Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.”’
(ESV)
And he
said, “All is
well. My
master has
sent me to
say, ‘
There have
just now come to me
from the
hill country of
Ephraim two young men of the
sons of the
prophets.
Please give them a
talent of
silver and
two changes of
clothing.’”
(NIV)
‘By all means, take two talents,’ said Naaman. He urged Gehazi to accept them, and then tied up the two talents of silver in two bags, with two sets of clothing. He gave them to two of his servants, and they carried them ahead of Gehazi.
(ESV)
And
Naaman said, “Be
pleased to
accept two
talents.” And he
urged him and
tied up two talents of
silver in
two bags, with
two changes of
clothing, and
laid them on
two of his
servants. And they
carried them
before Gehazi.
(NIV)
Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave him a thousand talents of silver to gain his support and strengthen his own hold on the kingdom.
(ESV)
Pul the
king of
Assyria came against the
land, and
Menahem gave Pul a
thousand talents of
silver, that
he might help him to
confirm his
hold on the
royal power.
(NIV)
So Hezekiah king of Judah sent this message to the king of Assyria at Lachish: ‘I have done wrong. Withdraw from me, and I will pay whatever you demand of me.’ The king of Assyria exacted from Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.
(ESV)
And
Hezekiah king of
Judah sent to the
king of
Assyria at
Lachish,
saying, “I have
done wrong;
withdraw from me. Whatever you
impose on me I will
bear.” And the
king of
Assyria required of
Hezekiah king of
Judah three hundred talents of
silver and
thirty talents of
gold.
(NIV)
Pharaoh Necho put him in chains at Riblah in the land of Hamath so that he might not reign in Jerusalem, and he imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
(ESV)
And
Pharaoh Neco put him in
bonds at
Riblah in the
land of
Hamath, that he might not
reign in
Jerusalem, and
laid on the
land a
tribute of a
hundred talents of
silver and a
talent of
gold.
(NIV)
Then he gave a loaf of bread, a cake of dates and a cake of raisins to each Israelite man and woman.
(ESV)
and
distributed to
all Israel, both
men and
women, to
each a
loaf of
bread, a portion of
meat, and a cake of
raisins.
(NIV)
When the Ammonites realised that they had become obnoxious to David, Hanun and the Ammonites sent a thousand talents of silver to hire chariots and charioteers from Aram Naharaim, Aram Maakah and Zobah.
(ESV)
When the
Ammonites saw that they had become a
stench to
David,
Hanun and the
Ammonites sent 1,000 talents of
silver to
hire chariots and
horsemen from Mesopotamia,
from Aram-maacah, and
from Zobah.
(NIV)
David took the crown from the head of their king – its weight was found to be a talent of gold, and it was set with precious stones – and it was placed on David’s head. He took a great quantity of plunder from the city
(ESV)
And
David took the
crown of their
king from his
head. He
found that it
weighed a
talent of
gold, and in it was a
precious stone. And it was placed
on David’s head. And he
brought out the
spoil of the
city, a
very great amount.
(NIV)
‘I have taken great pains to provide for the temple of the
Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold, a million talents of silver, quantities of bronze and iron too great to be weighed, and wood and stone. And you may add to them.
(ESV)
With
great pains I have
provided for the
house of the
Lord 100,000 talents of
gold, a
million talents of
silver,
and bronze and
iron beyond weighing, for there is so
much of it;
timber and
stone, too, I have provided. To these you
must add.
(NIV)
three thousand talents of gold (gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, for the overlaying of the walls of the buildings,
(ESV)
3,000 talents of
gold, of the
gold of
Ophir, and
7,000 talents of
refined silver, for
overlaying the
walls of the
house
(NIV)
They gave towards the work on the temple of God five thousand talents and ten thousand darics of gold, ten thousand talents of silver, eighteen thousand talents of bronze and a hundred thousand talents of iron.
(ESV)
They
gave for the
service of the
house of
God 5,000 talents and
10,000 darics of
gold,
10,000 talents of
silver,
18,000 talents of
bronze and
100,000 talents of
iron.
(NIV)
All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their submission to King Solomon.
(ESV)
All the
leaders and the
mighty men, and
also all the
sons of
King David,
pledged their
allegiance to
King Solomon.
(NIV)
He built the Most Holy Place, its length corresponding to the width of the temple – twenty cubits long and twenty cubits wide. He overlaid the inside with six hundred talents of fine gold.
(ESV)
And he
made the
Most Holy Place. Its
length,
corresponding to the
breadth of the
house, was
twenty cubits, and its
breadth was
twenty cubits. He
overlaid it with
600 talents of
fine gold.
(NIV)
The king had them cast in clay moulds in the plain of the Jordan between Sukkoth and Zarethan.
(ESV)
In the
plain of the
Jordan the
king cast them, in the
clay ground between Succoth and
Zeredah.
(NIV)
And Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own men, sailors who knew the sea. These, with Solomon’s men, sailed to Ophir and brought back four hundred and fifty talents of gold, which they delivered to King Solomon.
(ESV)
And
Hiram sent to him by the
hand of his
servants ships and
servants familiar with the
sea, and they
went to
Ophir together
with the
servants of
Solomon and
brought from there 450 talents of
gold and
brought it to
King Solomon.
(NIV)
Then she gave the king 120 talents of gold, large quantities of spices, and precious stones. There had never been such spices as those the queen of Sheba gave to King Solomon.
(ESV)
Then she
gave the
king 120 talents of
gold, and a
very great quantity of
spices, and
precious stones. There were
no spices such as those
that the
queen of
Sheba gave to
King Solomon.
(NIV)
The weight of the gold that Solomon received yearly was 666 talents,
(ESV)
Now the
weight of
gold that
came to
Solomon in
one year was
666 talents of
gold,
(NIV)
He also hired a hundred thousand fighting men from Israel for a hundred talents of silver.
(ESV)
He
hired also
100,000 mighty men of
valor from
Israel for
100 talents of
silver.
(NIV)
Amaziah asked the man of God, ‘But what about the hundred talents I paid for these Israelite troops?’
The man of God replied, ‘The
Lord can give you much more than that.’
(ESV)
And
Amaziah said to the
man of
God, “But what shall we
do about the
hundred talents that I have
given to the
army of
Israel?” The
man of
God answered, “The
Lord is able to
give you
much more than this.”
(NIV)
Jotham waged war against the king of the Ammonites and conquered them. That year the Ammonites paid him a hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand cors of barley. The Ammonites brought him the same amount also in the second and third years.
(ESV)
He
fought with the
king of the
Ammonites and
prevailed against them. And the
Ammonites gave him that
year 100 talents of
silver, and
10,000 cors of
wheat and
10,000 of
barley. The
Ammonites paid him the
same amount in the
second and the
third years.
(NIV)
The king of Egypt dethroned him in Jerusalem and imposed on Judah a levy of a hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.
(ESV)
Then the
king of
Egypt deposed him in
Jerusalem and laid on the
land a
tribute of a
hundred talents of
silver and a
talent of
gold.
(NIV)
up to a hundred talents of silver, a hundred cors of wheat, a hundred baths of wine, a hundred baths of olive oil, and salt without limit.
(ESV)
up
to 100 talents of
silver,
100 cors of
wheat,
100 baths of
wine,
100 baths of
oil, and
salt without prescribing how
much.
(NIV)
I weighed out to them 650 talents of silver, silver articles weighing 100 talents, 100 talents of gold,
(ESV)
I
weighed out into their
hand 650 talents of
silver, and
silver vessels worth
200 talents and
100 talents of
gold,
(NIV)
The repairs next to him were made by the priests from the surrounding region.
(ESV)
After him the
priests, the
men of the
surrounding area,
repaired.
(NIV)
The musicians also were brought together from the region around Jerusalem – from the villages of the Netophathites,
(ESV)
And the
sons of the
singers gathered together from the
district surrounding Jerusalem and
from the
villages of the
Netophathites;
(NIV)
If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.’
(ESV)
If it
please the
king, let it be
decreed that they be
destroyed, and I will
pay 10,000 talents of
silver into the
hands of those who have
charge of the king’s
business, that they may
put it into the
king’s treasuries.”
(NIV)
For a prostitute can be had for a loaf of bread,
but another man’s wife preys on your very life.
(ESV)
for the
price of a
prostitute is
only a
loaf of
bread but a married
woman hunts down a
precious life.
(NIV)
King Zedekiah then gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread from the street of the bakers each day until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.
(ESV)
So
King Zedekiah gave orders, and they
committed Jeremiah to the
court of the
guard. And a
loaf of
bread was
given him
daily from the
bakers’
street,
until all the
bread of the
city was
gone. So
Jeremiah remained in the
court of the
guard.
(NIV)
Therefore this is what the Lord, the
Lord God Almighty, says:
‘There will be wailing in all the streets
and cries of anguish in every public square.
The farmers will be summoned to weep
and the mourners to wail.
(ESV)
Therefore thus says the
Lord the
God of
hosts, the
Lord:
“In
all the
squares there shall
be wailing,
and
in all the
streets they shall
say, ‘
Alas!
Alas!’
They shall
call the
farmers to
mourning and to
wailing those who
are skilled in
lamentation,
(NIV)
Then the cover of lead was raised, and there in the basket sat a woman!
(ESV)
And
behold, the
leaden cover was
lifted, and
there was
a woman sitting in the
basket!
(NIV)
As he began the settlement, a man who owed him ten thousand bags of gold was brought to him. (ESV)
When he began to settle, one was brought to him who owed him ten thousand talents.
(NIV)
To one he gave five bags of gold, to another two bags, and to another one bag, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. (ESV)
To one he gave five talents to another two, to another one to each according to his ability. Then he went away.
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