1 Samuel 11:4
Modern Translations
New International Version
When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and reported these terms to the people, they all wept aloud.

New Living Translation
When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the people about their plight, everyone broke into tears.

English Standard Version
When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, they reported the matter in the ears of the people, and all the people wept aloud.

Berean Study Bible
When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and relayed these words in the hearing of the people, they all wept aloud.

New American Standard Bible
Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and spoke these words in the hearing of the people, and all the people raised their voices and wept.

NASB 1995
Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and spoke these words in the hearing of the people, and all the people lifted up their voices and wept.

NASB 1977
Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and spoke these words in the hearing of the people, and all the people lifted up their voices and wept.

Amplified Bible
Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news to the people; and all the people raised their voices and wept aloud.

Christian Standard Bible
When the messengers came to Gibeah, Saul’s hometown, and told the terms to the people, all wept aloud.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the messengers came to Gibeah, Saul's hometown, and told the terms to the people, all wept aloud.

Contemporary English Version
Some of the messengers went to Gibeah, Saul's hometown. They told what was happening at Jabesh, and everyone in Gibeah started crying.

Good News Translation
The messengers arrived at Gibeah, where Saul lived, and when they told the news, the people started crying in despair.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The messengers came to Saul's town, Gibeah. When they told the people the news, the people cried loudly.

International Standard Version
When the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and reported the terms to the people, all the people cried loudly.

NET Bible
When the messengers went to Gibeah (where Saul lived) and informed the people of these matters, all the people wept loudly.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

New King James Version
So the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told the news in the hearing of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept.

King James 2000 Bible
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

New Heart English Bible
Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

World English Bible
Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

American King James Version
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

American Standard Version
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

A Faithful Version
Then the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul, and told the news in ears of the people. And all the people lifted up their voices and wept.

Darby Bible Translation
And the messengers came to Gibeah of Saul and told these words in the ears of the people. And all the people lifted up their voice and wept.

English Revised Version
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and spake these words in the ears of the people: and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and told the tidings in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Then came the messengers to Gibeah of Saul, and tolde these tidings in the eares of the people: and all the people lift vp their voices and wept.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Then came the messengers to Gibea of Saul, and tolde this tydinges in the eares of the people: And all the people lift vp their voyces, and wept.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
So the messaungers came vnto Gibea of Saul, and spake this before the eares of the people. Then all ye people lifte vp their voyce, and wepte.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the messengers come to Gibeah of Saul, and speak the words in the ears of the people, and all the people lift up their voice and weep;

Young's Literal Translation
And the messengers come to Gibeah of Saul, and speak the words in the ears of the people, and all the people lift up their voice and weep;

Smith's Literal Translation
And the messengers will come to the hill of Saul and will speak the words in the ears of the people: and all the people will lift up their voice and weep.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The messengers therefore came to Gabaa of Saul: and they spoke these words in the hearing of the people: and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Therefore, the messengers arrived at Gibeah of Saul. And they spoke these words in the hearing of the people. And all the people lifted up their voice and wept.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Messengers came to Ramtha of Shaul, and they spoke these words before the people, and all the people lifted up their voice and they wept

Lamsa Bible
Then the messengers came to Ramtha of Saul, and told these words before the people; and all the people lifted up their voices and wept.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Then came the messengers to Gibeath-shaul, and spoke these words in the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the messengers came to Gabaa to Saul, and they speak the words into the ears of the people; and all the people lifted up their voice, and wept.
















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