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1 Samuel 2:31
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KJ21
Behold, the days come that I will cut off thine arm and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
ASV
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.
AMP
Behold, the time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
AMPC
Behold, the time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your own father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in your house.
BRG
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
CSB
Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your forefather’s family, so that none in your family will reach old age.
CSBA
Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your forefather’s family, so that none in your family will reach old age.
CEB
The days are coming soon when I will eliminate both your children and the children of your father’s household. There won’t be an old person left in your family tree.
CJB
The day is coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your father’s family, so that no one in your family will live to old age.
CEV
The time will come when I will kill you and everyone else in your family. Not one of you will live to an old age.
DARBY
Behold, days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.
DRA
Behold the days come: and I will cut off thy arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.
ERV
The time is coming when I will destroy all your descendants. No one in your family will live to be an old man.
EASY
So you and your family will soon come to an end. No one in your family will live to become old men.
EHV
Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father’s house, so that there will never be an old man in your house.
ESV
Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
ESVUK
Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father's house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
EXB
The ·time [day] is coming when I will ·destroy [L break/cut off the strength of] the ·descendants [L seed] of both you and your ·ancestors [L father’s house]. No ·man [one] will ·grow old [reach old age] in your family.
GNV
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy fathers house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
GW
The time is coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your father’s house so that no one will grow old in your family.
GNT
Listen, the time is coming when I will kill all the young men in your family and your clan, so that no man in your family will live to be old.
HCSB
“‘Look, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestral family, so that none in your family will reach old age.
ICB
The time is coming when I will destroy the descendants of both you and your ancestors. No man will grow old in your family.
ISV
The time is coming when I’ll cut away at your family and your ancestor’s family until there are no old men left in your family.
JUB
Behold, the days come that I will cut off thine arm and the arm of thy father’s house that there shall not be an old man in thy house.
KJV
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
AKJV
Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
LSB
Behold, the days are coming, and I will break your strength and the strength of your father’s house so that there will not be an old man in your house.
LEB
Look, days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of the house of your ancestor so that no one in your house will live to old age.
TLB
I will put an end to your family, so that it will no longer serve as priests. Every member will die before his time. None shall live to be old.
MSG
“Be well warned: It won’t be long before I wipe out both your family and your future family. No one in your family will make it to old age! You’ll see good things that I’m doing in Israel, but you’ll see it and weep, for no one in your family will live to enjoy it. I will leave one person to serve at my Altar, but it will be a hard life, with many tears. Everyone else in your family will die before their time. What happens to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, will be the proof: Both will die the same day. Then I’ll establish for myself a true priest. He’ll do what I want him to do, be what I want him to be. I’ll make his position secure and he’ll do his work freely in the service of my anointed one. Survivors from your family will come to him begging for handouts, saying, ‘Please, give me some priest work, just enough to put some food on the table.’”
MEV
The days are coming when I will cut off your authority and the strength of your father’s house, so there shall not be an old man in your house.
NOG
The time is coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your father’s house so that no one will grow old in your family.
NABRE
Yes, the days are coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no one in your family lives to old age.
NASB
Behold, the days are coming when I will eliminate your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
NASB1995
Behold, the days are coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your father’s house so that there will not be an old man in your house.
NCB
Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that not a single old man remains in your house.
NCV
The time is coming when I will destroy the descendants of both you and your ancestors. No man will grow old in your family.
NET
In fact, days are coming when I will remove your strength and the strength of your father’s house. There will not be an old man in your house!
NIRV
The time is coming when I will cut your life short. I will also cut short the lives of those in your family line of priests. No one in your family line will grow old.
NIV
The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your priestly house, so that no one in it will reach old age,
NIVUK
The time is coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your priestly house, so that no one in it will reach old age,
NKJV
Behold, the days are coming that I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
NLV
See, the days are coming when I will break your strength and the strength of your father’s family. So there will not be an old man in your family.
NLT
The time is coming when I will put an end to your family, so it will no longer serve as my priests. All the members of your family will die before their time. None will reach old age.
NRSVA
See, a time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestor’s family, so that no one in your family will live to old age.
NRSVACE
See, a time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestor’s family, so that no one in your family will live to old age.
NRSVCE
See, a time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestor’s family, so that no one in your family will live to old age.
NRSVUE
See, a time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestor’s family.
OJB
Hinei, the yamim are coming, that I will cut off thine zero’a, and the zero’a of the Bais Avicha, that there shall not be a zaken in thine Bais.
RGT
‘Behold, the days come that I will cut off your arm, and the arm of your father’s House, so that there shall not be an old man in your House.
RSV
Behold, the days are coming, when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
RSVCE
Behold, the days are coming, when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house.
TLV
Behold, the days are coming when I will cut short your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no one in your household will reach old age.
VOICE
Look, the time approaches when I will cut away your strength and the strength of your family, so that none of you will live to old age.
WEB
Behold, the days come that I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father’s house, that there will not be an old man in your house.
WYC
Lo! [the] days come, and I shall cut away thine arm, or thy power, and the arm of the house of thy father, that an eld man be not in thine house (so that no man shall grow old in thy family).
YLT
`Lo, days [are] coming, and I have cut off thine arm, and the arm of the house of thy father, that an old man is not in thy house;
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