Modern Translations New International VersionLook, here is a town near enough to run to, and it is small. Let me flee to it--it is very small, isn't it? Then my life will be spared." New Living Translation See, there is a small village nearby. Please let me go there instead; don’t you see how small it is? Then my life will be saved.” English Standard Version Behold, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there—is it not a little one?—and my life will be saved!” Berean Study Bible Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it is a small place. Please let me flee there—is it not a small place? Then my life will be saved.” New American Standard Bible now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) so that my life may be saved.” NASB 1995 now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) that my life may be saved." NASB 1977 now behold, this town is near enough to flee to, and it is small. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) that my life may be saved.” Amplified Bible Now look, this town [in the distance] is near enough for us to flee to, and it is small [with only a few people]. Please, let me escape there (is it not small?) so that my life will be saved.” Christian Standard Bible Look, this town is close enough for me to flee to. It is a small place. Please let me run to it—it’s only a small place, isn’t it?—so that I can survive.” Holman Christian Standard Bible Look, this town is close enough for me to run to. It is a small place. Please let me go there--it's only a small place, isn't it?--so that I can survive." Contemporary English Version There's a town near here. It's only a small place, but my family and I will be safe, if you let us go there." Good News Translation Do you see that little town? It is near enough. Let me go over there--you can see it is just a small place--and I will be safe." GOD'S WORD® Translation Look, there's a city near enough to flee to, and it's small. Why don't you let me run there? Isn't it small? Then my life will be saved." International Standard Version Look, there is a town nearby where I can flee, and it's a small one. Let me escape there! It's a small one, isn't it? That way I'll stay alive!" NET Bible Look, this town over here is close enough to escape to, and it's just a little one. Let me go there. It's just a little place, isn't it? Then I'll survive." Classic Translations King James BibleBehold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. New King James Version See now, this city is near enough to flee to, and it is a little one; please let me escape there (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.” King James 2000 Bible Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape there, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. New Heart English Bible See now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one. Let me escape there--isn't it a little one?--and my life will be saved." World English Bible See now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape there (isn't it a little one?), and my soul will live." American King James Version Behold now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. American Standard Version behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape thither (is it not a little one?), and my soul shall live. A Faithful Version Behold now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh let me escape there--is it not a little one?--and my soul shall live." Darby Bible Translation Behold now, this city is near to flee to, and it is small: I pray thee, let me escape thither -- is it not small? -- and my soul shall live. English Revised Version behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live. Webster's Bible Translation Behold now, this city is near to flee to, and it is a small one: Oh, let me escape thither! (Is it not a small one?) and my soul shall live. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587See nowe this citie hereby to flee vnto, which is a litle one: Oh let me escape thither: is it not a litle one, and my soule shall liue? Bishops' Bible of 1568 Beholde here is a citie by to flee vnto, euen yonder litle one: Oh let me escape thyther: Is it not a litle one, and my soule shall lyue? Coverdale Bible of 1535 Beholde, here is a cite by, that I maye flye vnto, and it is a litle one: let me saue myself there in. Is it not a litle one, that my soule maye lyue? Tyndale Bible of 1526 Beholde here is a cyte by to flee vnto and it is a lytle one: let me saue my selfe therein: is it not a litle one that my soule may lyue? Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionnow behold, this city [is] near to flee there, and it [is] little; please let me escape there (is it not little?) that my soul may live.” Young's Literal Translation lo, I pray thee, this city is near to flee thither, and it is little; let me escape, I pray thee, thither, (is it not little?) and my soul doth live.' Smith's Literal Translation Behold now, this city drawing nigh to flee there, and it is small: now I shall be saved there, is it not small? and my soul shall live. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThere is this city here at hand, to which I may flee, it is a little one, and I shall be saved in it: is it not a little one, and my soul shall live? Catholic Public Domain Version There is a certain city nearby, to which I can flee; it is a little one, and I will be saved in it. Is it not a modest one, and will not my soul live?” Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedBehold this city is near to flee there and it is small. I may escape there; behold it is small, and my soul will live.” Lamsa Bible Behold now, this town is near to flee to, and it is a little one. Oh, let me escape there, and behold, because it is a little one my life will be spared. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one; oh, let me escape thither--is it not a little one?--and my soul shall live.' Brenton Septuagint Translation Behold this city is near for me to escape thither, which is a small one, and there shall I be preserved, is it not little? and my soul shall live because of thee.     |