Numbers 16:34
Modern Translations
New International Version
At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, "The earth is going to swallow us too!"

New Living Translation
All the people around them fled when they heard their screams. “The earth will swallow us, too!” they cried.

English Standard Version
And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”

Berean Study Bible
At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled, saying, “The earth may swallow us too!”

New American Standard Bible
Then all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth might swallow us!”

NASB 1995
All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, "The earth may swallow us up!"

NASB 1977
And all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us up!”

Amplified Bible
All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us also.”

Christian Standard Bible
At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, “The earth may swallow us too! ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, "The earth may swallow us too!"

Contemporary English Version
The rest of the Israelites heard their screams, so they ran off, shouting, "We don't want that to happen to us!"

Good News Translation
All the people of Israel who were there fled when they heard their cry. They shouted, "Run! The earth might swallow us too!"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All the Israelites around them ran away when they heard their screams. They thought the ground would swallow them, too.

International Standard Version
Then all of the Israelis who were around them ran away when they heard them crying, "…so the ground won't swallow us up, too."

NET Bible
All the Israelites who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, "What if the earth swallows us too?"
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

New King James Version
Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!

King James 2000 Bible
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

New Heart English Bible
All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up."

World English Bible
All Israel that were around them fled at the cry of them; for they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up!"

American King James Version
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

American Standard Version
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.

A Faithful Version
And all Israel around them fled at their cry. For they said, "Lest the earth swallow us up also."

Darby Bible Translation
And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up!

English Revised Version
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.

Webster's Bible Translation
And all Israel that were round about them, fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And all Israel that were about them, fled at the crie of them: for they said, Let vs flee, least the earth swalow vs vp.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And all Israel that were about them, fled at the crye of them: And they sayde, lest the earth swalowe vs vp also.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And all Israel yt were aboute the, fled at ye crye of the, for they sayde: That ye earth swalowe not vs also.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And all Israel that were aboute them fledde at the crye of them. For they sayed: The erthe myghte happelye swalowe vs also.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and all Israel who [are] around them have fled at their voice, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us”;

Young's Literal Translation
and all Israel who are round about them have fled at their voice, for they said, 'Lest the earth swallow us;'

Smith's Literal Translation
And all Israel which were round about them fled at their voice: for they said, Lest the earth shall swallow us.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But all Israel, that was standing round about, fled at the cry of them that were perishing: saying: Lest perhaps the earth swallow us up also.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Yet truly, all of Israel, which was standing all around, took flight at the clamor of those who were perishing, saying, “Lest perhaps the earth may swallow us whole also.”

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And all children of Israel who were around them fled from their voices and they were saying, “Lest the Earth will swallow us!”

Lamsa Bible
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them, saying, Lest the earth swallow us up also.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said: 'Lest the earth swallow us up.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And all Israel round about them fled from the sound of them, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
















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