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2 Samuel 14:5
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KJ21
And the king said unto her, “What aileth thee?” And she answered, “I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
ASV
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, Of a truth I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
AMP
The king asked her, “What is the matter?” She said, “Truly I am a widow; my husband is dead.
AMPC
The king asked her, What troubles you? She said, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
BRG
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
CSB
“What’s the matter?” the king asked her. “Sadly, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said.
CSBA
‘What’s the matter? ’ the king asked her. ‘Sadly, I am a widow; my husband died,’ she said.
CEB
“What is wrong?” the king asked her. “It’s terrible!” she said. “I am a widow; my husband is dead.
CJB
The king said to her, “What’s the trouble?” She answered, “I’m a widow. After my husband died,
CEV
David asked, “What's the matter?” She replied: My husband is dead, and I'm a widow.
DARBY
And the king said to her, What aileth thee? And she said, I am indeed a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
DRA
And the king said to her: What is the matter with thee? She answered: Alas, I am a widow woman: for my husband is dead.
ERV
King David said to her, “What’s your problem?” The woman said, “I am a widow. My husband is dead.
EASY
The king asked her, ‘What is your trouble?’ She said, ‘My husband is dead, sir, and I am a widow.
EHV
The king said to her, “What is wrong?” She said, “It’s terrible. I am a widow. My husband is dead.
ESV
And the king said to her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, “Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
ESVUK
And the king said to her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, “Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
EXB
King David asked her, “What is ·the matter [troubling you]?” The woman said, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.
GNV
Then the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow, and mine husband is dead:
GW
The king asked her, “What can I do for you?” She answered, “I’m a widow; my husband is dead.
GNT
“What do you want?” he asked her. “I am a poor widow, sir,” she answered. “My husband is dead.
HCSB
“What’s the matter?” the king asked her. “To tell the truth, I am a widow; my husband died,” she said.
ICB
King David asked her, “What is the matter?” The woman said, “I am a widow. My husband is dead.
ISV
The king asked her, “What’s your problem?” “I’ve been a widowed woman ever since my husband died,” she answered.
JUB
And the king said unto her, What ails thee? And she answered, I am a widow woman, and my husband is dead.
KJV
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
AKJV
And the king said unto her, What aileth thee? And she answered, I am indeed a widow woman, and mine husband is dead.
LSB
And the king said to her, “What is your trouble?” And she answered, “Truly I am a widow; my husband has died.
LEB
Then the king asked her, “What do you want?” And she said, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
TLB
“What’s the trouble?” he asked. “I am a widow,” she replied, “and my two sons had a fight out in the field, and since no one was there to part them, one of them was killed.
MSG
He said, “How can I help?” “I’m a widow,” she said. “My husband is dead. I had two sons. The two of them got into a fight out in the field and there was no one around to step between them. The one struck the other and killed him. Then the whole family ganged up against me and demanded, ‘Hand over this murderer so we can kill him for the life of the brother he murdered!’ They want to wipe out the heir and snuff out the one spark of life left to me. And then there would be nothing left of my husband—not so much as a name—on the face of the earth.
MEV
The king said to her, “What troubles you?” She responded, “Alas, I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
NOG
The king asked her, “What can I do for you?” She answered, “I’m a widow; my husband is dead.
NABRE
The king said to her, “What do you want?” She replied: “Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
NASB
And the king said to her, “What is troubling you?” And she answered, “Truly I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
NASB1995
The king said to her, “What is your trouble?” And she answered, “Truly I am a widow, for my husband is dead.
NCB
The king asked: “What can I do for you?” She replied: “As you can see I am a widow. My husband is dead.
NCV
King David asked her, “What is the matter?” The woman said, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.
NET
The king replied to her, “What do you want?” She answered, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.
NIRV
The king asked her, “What’s bothering you?” She said, “I’m a widow. My husband is dead.
NIV
The king asked her, “What is troubling you?” She said, “I am a widow; my husband is dead.
NIVUK
The king asked her, ‘What is troubling you?’ She said, ‘I am a widow; my husband is dead.
NKJV
Then the king said to her, “What troubles you?” And she answered, “Indeed I am a widow, my husband is dead.
NLV
The king said to her, “What is your trouble?” And she answered, “I am a woman whose husband has died.
NLT
“What’s the trouble?” the king asked. “Alas, I am a widow!” she replied. “My husband is dead.
NRSVA
The king asked her, ‘What is your trouble?’ She answered, ‘Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
NRSVACE
The king asked her, ‘What is your trouble?’ She answered, ‘Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
NRSVCE
The king asked her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, “Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
NRSVUE
The king asked her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, “Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
OJB
And HaMelech said unto her, What troubleth thee? She answered, I am indeed an almanah, and mine ish is dead.
RGT
Then the king said to her, “What is wrong?” And she answered, “I am indeed a widow, and my husband is dead.
RSV
And the king said to her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, “Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
RSVCE
And the king said to her, “What is your trouble?” She answered, “Alas, I am a widow; my husband is dead.
TLV
“What’s the matter with you?” the king said to her. “Truly, I am a widow, my husband is dead,” she said.
VOICE
David: What is wrong? Woman of Tekoa: I am a widow. My husband has been dead for some time.
WEB
The king said to her, “What ails you?” She answered, “Truly I am a widow, and my husband is dead.
WYC
And the king said to her, What hast thou of cause? And she answered, Alas! I am a woman widow, for mine husband is dead; (And the king said to her, What is thy problem? And she answered, Alas! I am a widow woman, for my husband is dead;)
YLT
And the king saith to her, `What -- to thee?' and she saith, `Truly a widow woman [am] I, and my husband dieth,
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