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Numbers 16:34
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KJ21
And all Israel who were round about them fled at the cry of them, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!”
ASV
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up.
AMP
All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us also.”
AMPC
And all Israel who were round about them fled at their cry, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
BRG
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
CSB
At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, “The earth may swallow us too!”
CSBA
At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, ‘The earth may swallow us too! ’
CEB
All the Israelites who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us.”
CJB
All Isra’el around them fled at their shrieks, shouting, “The earth might swallow us too!”
CEV
The rest of the Israelites heard their screams, so they ran off, shouting, “We don't want that to happen to us!”
DARBY
And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up!
DRA
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.
ERV
The Israelites heard the cries of the men being destroyed. So they all ran in different directions and said, “The earth will swallow us too!”
EASY
When the other Israelites heard those men shout, they ran away quickly. They were saying, ‘Help! The ground might eat us too!’
EHV
Hearing their screams, all the Israelites who were around them fled, because they said, “The earth will swallow us up too!”
ESV
And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”
ESVUK
And all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”
EXB
·The people of [L All] Israel around them heard their screams and ran away, saying, “The earth will swallow us, too!”
GNV
And all Israel that were about them, fled at the cry of them: for they said, Let us flee, lest the earth swallow us up.
GW
All the Israelites around them ran away when they heard their screams. They thought the ground would swallow them, too.
GNT
All the people of Israel who were there fled when they heard their cry. They shouted, “Run! The earth might swallow us too!”
HCSB
At their cries, all the people of Israel who were around them fled because they thought, “The earth may swallow us too!”
ICB
The people of Israel around them heard their screams. They ran away and said, “The earth will swallow us, too!”
ISV
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.”
JUB
And all Israel, those that were round about them, fled at the cry of them, for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
KJV
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
AKJV
And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.
LSB
Then all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”
LEB
All Israel who were around them fled at their cry, because they said, “Lest the land swallow us up!”
TLB
All of the people of Israel fled at their screams, fearing that the earth would swallow them too.
MSG
At the sound of their cries everyone around ran for dear life, shouting, “We’re about to be swallowed up alive!”
MEV
All Israel that was around them fled at their cry because they said, “The earth will swallow us also.”
NOG
All the Israelites around them ran away when they heard their screams. They thought the ground would swallow them, too.
NABRE
But all the Israelites near them fled at their shrieks, saying, “The earth might swallow us too!”
NASB
Then all Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth might swallow us!”
NASB1995
All Israel who were around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth may swallow us up!”
NCB
All of Israel that had gathered around them fled at their outcry for they said, “The earth might swallow us up too!”
NCV
The people of Israel around them heard their screams and ran away, saying, “The earth will swallow us, too!”
NET
All the Israelites who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “What if the earth swallows us too?”
NIRV
All the Israelites around them heard their cries. They ran away from them. They shouted, “The ground is going to swallow us up too!”
NIV
At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, “The earth is going to swallow us too!”
NIVUK
At their cries, all the Israelites around them fled, shouting, ‘The earth is going to swallow us too!’
NKJV
Then all Israel who were around them fled at their cry, for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up also!”
NLV
And all Israel who were around them ran away at their cry. For they said, “The earth may take us too!”
NLT
All the people around them fled when they heard their screams. “The earth will swallow us, too!” they cried.
NRSVA
All Israel around them fled at their outcry, for they said, ‘The earth will swallow us too!’
NRSVACE
All Israel around them fled at their outcry, for they said, ‘The earth will swallow us too!’
NRSVCE
All Israel around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth will swallow us too!”
NRSVUE
All Israel around them fled at their outcry, for they said, “The earth will swallow us, too!”
OJB
And Kol Yisroel that were round about them fled at the cry of them, for they said, Lest ha’aretz swallow us up also.
RGT
And all Israel who were around them fled at the cry of them. For they said, “Let us flee, lest the Earth swallow us up!”
RSV
And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”
RSVCE
And all Israel that were round about them fled at their cry; for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”
TLV
All Israel around them fled at their outcry, for they shouted, “Perhaps the earth will swallow us!”
VOICE
Those who remained ran away, terrified. Surviving Israelites: What if the earth swallows us up too?
WEB
All Israel that were around them fled at their cry; for they said, “Lest the earth swallow us up!”
WYC
And soothly all Israel that stood about, fled from the cry of men perishing, and said, Lest peradventure the earth swallow also us. (And all the Israelites who stood about, fled from the cry of the people as they perished, saying, Lest the earth swallow us as well.)
YLT
and all Israel who [are] round about them have fled at their voice, for they said, `Lest the earth swallow us;'
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