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Judges 5:8

They nchose new gods;

Then was war in the gates:

oWas there a shield or spear seen

Among forty thousand in Israel?

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Judges 5:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

God chose new leaders

when war came to the city gates,

but not a shield or spear was seen

among forty thousand in Israel.

Judges 5:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

When new gods were chosen,

then war was in the gates.

Was shield or spear to be seen

among forty thousand in Israel?

Judges 5:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

When Israel chose new gods,

war erupted at the city gates.

Yet not a shield or spear could be seen

among forty thousand warriors in Israel!

Judges 5:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

They chose new gods;

Then there was war in the gates;

Not a shield or spear was seen among forty thousand in Israel.

Judges 5:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

At that time they chose to follow new gods.

Because of this, enemies fought us at our city gates.

No one could find a shield or a spear

among the forty thousand people of Israel.

Judges 5:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

They chose new gods;

Then was war in the gates:

Was there a shield or spear seen

Among forty thousand in Israel?

Judges 5:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?

Judges 5:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

When the people chose new gods, 

war broke out inside the city gates. 

Not a weapon was seen among 40,000 in Israel. 

Judges 5:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Israel chose new gods,

then war was in the gates.

Not a shield or spear was seen

among 40,000 in Israel.

Judges 5:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

When new gods were chosen,

then war was in the gates.

Was shield or spear to be seen

among forty thousand in Israel?

Judges 5:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

God chose new leaders,

then war was at the gates;

a small shield or a spear was not seen

among forty thousand in Israel.

Judges 5:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The people chose new gods.

Then war came to the city gates.

But no shields or spears were seen anywhere.

There weren’t any among 40,000 men in Israel.

Judges 5:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

New gods were chosen;

Then war was in the gates.

Not a shield or a spear was seen

Among forty thousand in Israel.


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