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2 Kings 6:5
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KJ21
But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water; and he cried and said, “Alas, master! For it was borrowed!”
ASV
But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.
AMP
But it happened that as one was cutting down a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!”
AMPC
But as one was felling his beam, the axhead fell into the water; and he cried, Alas, my master, for it was borrowed!
BRG
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
CSB
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Oh, my master, it was borrowed!”
CSBA
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water, and he cried out, ‘Oh, my master, it was borrowed! ’
CEB
One of them was cutting down a tree when his ax head fell into the water. He cried out, “Oh, no! Master, it was a borrowed ax!”
CJB
but as one was felling a tree trunk, the head of his axe fell in the water. “Oh, no!” he cried. “My master, it was a borrowed one!”
CEV
While one of the prophets was working, his ax head fell off and dropped into the water. “Oh!” he shouted. “Sir, I borrowed this ax.”
DARBY
And it came to pass as one was felling a beam, that the iron fell into the water; and he cried and said, Alas, master, and it was borrowed!
DRA
And it happened, as one was felling some timber, that the head of the axe fell into the water: and he cried out, and said: Alas, alas, alas, my lord, for this same was borrowed.
ERV
But when one man was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head slipped from the handle and fell into the water. He shouted, “Oh, master! I borrowed that ax!”
EASY
While one of them was cutting down a tree, his iron axe fell into the water. He shouted, ‘Oh! My master! The axe did not belong to me!’
EHV
But while one of them was cutting down a tree for a beam, the ax fell into the water. He cried out, “Oh no, my lord! It was borrowed!”
ESV
But as one was felling a log, his axe head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Alas, my master! It was borrowed.”
ESVUK
But as one was felling a log, his axe head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Alas, my master! It was borrowed.”
EXB
As one man was cutting down a tree, the head of his ax fell into the water. He yelled, “·Oh no [T Alas], my ·master [lord]! I borrowed that ax!”
GNV
And as one was felling of a tree, the iron fell into the water: then he cried, and said, Alas master, it was but borrowed.
GW
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. He cried out, “Oh no, master! It was borrowed!”
GNT
As one of them was cutting down a tree, suddenly his iron ax head fell in the water. “What shall I do, sir?” he exclaimed to Elisha. “It was a borrowed ax!”
HCSB
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Oh, my master, it was borrowed!”
ICB
As one man was cutting down a tree, the head of his ax fell into the water. He yelled, “Oh, my master! I borrowed that ax!”
ISV
It happened that as one of them was felling a beam, his axe head fell into the water. He cried out, “Oh no! Master! The axe was on loan to me!”
JUB
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water, and he cried and said, Alas, master! It was borrowed.
KJV
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
AKJV
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
LSB
Now it happened that as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.”
LEB
It happened as the one was felling the log, that the iron ax fell into the water. He called out and said, “Oh, no! My master, it was borrowed!”
TLB
but as one of them was chopping, his axhead fell into the river. “Oh, sir,” he cried, “it was borrowed!”
MSG
He went with them. They came to the Jordan and started chopping down trees. As one of them was felling a timber, his axhead flew off and sank in the river. “Oh no, master!” he cried out. “And it was borrowed!”
MEV
But as one was cutting down a tree, the axe head fell into the water. He cried, “Ah, master! It was borrowed.”
NOG
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. He cried out, “Oh no, master! It was borrowed!”
NABRE
While one of them was felling a tree trunk, the iron ax blade slipped into the water. He cried out, “Oh, no, master! It was borrowed!”
NASB
But it happened that as one of them was cutting down a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Oh, my master! It was borrowed!”
NASB1995
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.”
NCB
One of the men was cutting down a tree, but the iron ax head fell into the water. He cried out, “Woe is me, master, for it was borrowed.”
NCV
As one man was cutting down a tree, the head of his ax fell into the water. He yelled, “Oh, my master! I borrowed that ax!”
NET
As one of them was felling a tree, the ax head dropped into the water. He shouted, “Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!”
NIRV
One of them was cutting down a tree. The iron blade of his ax fell into the water. “Oh no, master!” he cried out. “This ax was borrowed!”
NIV
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. “Oh no, my lord!” he cried out. “It was borrowed!”
NIVUK
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe-head fell into the water. ‘Oh no, my lord!’ he cried out. ‘It was borrowed!’
NKJV
But as one was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Alas, master! For it was borrowed.”
NLV
But as one of them was cutting a tree, the ax head fell into the water. The man cried out, “It is bad, sir! The ax belongs to another man, and I was to return it.”
NLT
But as one of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. “Oh, sir!” he cried. “It was a borrowed ax!”
NRSVA
But as one was felling a log, his axehead fell into the water; he cried out, ‘Alas, master! It was borrowed.’
NRSVACE
But as one was felling a log, his axehead fell into the water; he cried out, ‘Alas, master! It was borrowed.’
NRSVCE
But as one was felling a log, his ax head fell into the water; he cried out, “Alas, master! It was borrowed.”
NRSVUE
But as one was felling a log, his ax head fell into the water; he cried out, “Alas, master! It was borrowed.”
OJB
But as one was felling the korah (beam, i.e., tree) the barzel (iron [axehead]) fell into the mayim; and he cried out, and said, Alas, adoni! For it was sha’ul (being borrowed).
RGT
And as one was cutting down a tree, the iron fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, “Alas master, for it was borrowed!”
RSV
But as one was felling a log, his axe head fell into the water; and he cried out, “Alas, my master! It was borrowed.”
RSVCE
But as one was felling a log, his axe head fell into the water; and he cried out, “Alas, my master! It was borrowed.”
TLV
But as one of them was cutting down a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, “Ah, my master! It was borrowed.”
VOICE
While one of the students was cutting down a tree, the iron of the ax broke off and dropped into the river. Student of the Prophets (to Elisha): Oh no, master! This ax is not mine! I borrowed it!
WEB
But as one was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. Then he cried out and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.”
WYC
And it befelled, that when a man of them had cut down [a] matter, or (a piece of) wood, the iron of the ax felled into the water; and he cried [out], and said, Alas! alas! alas! my lord, and I had taken this same thing by borrowing (for I have borrowed this thing from someone!).
YLT
and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, `Alas! my lord, and it asked!'
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