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Psalm 78:9–10

The Ephraimites, armed with2 the bow,

xturned back on the day of battle.

10  They ydid not keep God’s covenant,

but refused to walk according to his law.

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Psalm 78:9–10 — The New International Version (NIV)

The men of Ephraim, though armed with bows,

turned back on the day of battle;

10 they did not keep God’s covenant

and refused to live by his law.

Psalm 78:9–10 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

The children of Ephraim, being armed, and carrying bows,

Turned back in the day of battle.

10 They kept not the covenant of God,

And refused to walk in his law;

Psalm 78:9–10 — New Living Translation (NLT)

The warriors of Ephraim, though armed with bows,

turned their backs and fled on the day of battle.

10 They did not keep God’s covenant

and refused to live by his instructions.

Psalm 78:9–10 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows,

Turned back in the day of battle.

10 They did not keep the covenant of God;

They refused to walk in His law,

Psalm 78:9–10 — New Century Version (NCV)

The men of Ephraim had bows for weapons,

but they ran away on the day of battle.

10 They didn’t keep their agreement with God

and refused to live by his teachings.

Psalm 78:9–10 — American Standard Version (ASV)

The children of Ephraim, being armed and carrying bows,

Turned back in the day of battle.

10 They kept not the covenant of God,

And refused to walk in his law;

Psalm 78:9–10 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

The sons of Ephraim, armed bowmen, turned back in the day of battle. 10 They kept not the covenant of God, and refused to walk in his law;

Psalm 78:9–10 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

The men of Ephraim, well-equipped with bows ⸤and arrows⸥, 

turned ⸤and ran⸥ on the day of battle. 

10 They had not been faithful to God’s promise.

They refused to follow his teachings. 

Psalm 78:9–10 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

The Ephraimite archers turned back

on the day of battle.

10 They did not keep God’s covenant

and refused to live by His law.

Psalm 78:9–10 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Ephraimites, armed with the bow,

turned back on the day of battle.

10 They did not keep God’s covenant,

but refused to walk according to his law.

Psalm 78:9–10 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The sons of Ephraim, armed with archers,

turned back on the day of battle.

10 They did not keep the covenant of God

and refused to go in his law.

Psalm 78:9–10 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The soldiers of Ephraim were armed with bows.

But they ran away on the day of battle.

10 They didn’t keep the covenant God had made with them.

They refused to live by his law.

Psalm 78:9–10 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

The sons of Ephraim were archers equipped with bows,

Yet they turned back in the day of battle.

10 They did not keep the covenant of God

And refused to walk in His law;


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