19 When they were but few in number,

few indeed, and strangers in it,

20 they wandered from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another.

21 He allowed no one to oppress them;

for their sake he rebuked kings:

19 When ye were but few,

Even a few, and strangers in it.

20 And when they went from nation to nation,

And from one kingdom to another people;

21 He suffered no man to do them wrong:

Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

19 He said this when you were few in number,

a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

20 They wandered from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another.

21 Yet he did not let anyone oppress them.

He warned kings on their behalf:

19 When you were few in number,

Indeed very few, and strangers in it.

20 When they went from one nation to another,

And from one kingdom to another people,

21 He permitted no man to do them wrong;

Yes, He rebuked kings for their sakes,

19 Then God’s people were few in number,

and they were strangers in the land.

20 They went from one nation to another,

from one kingdom to another.

21 But he did not let anyone hurt them;

he warned kings not to harm them.

19 When ye were but a few men in number,

Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;

20 And they went about from nation to nation,

And from one kingdom to another people.

21 He suffered no man to do them wrong;

Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

19 When ye were a few men in number, Of small account, and strangers in it. 20 And they went from nation to nation, And from one kingdom to another people. 21 He suffered no man to oppress them, And reproved kings for their sakes,

19 “While they were few in number, 

a small group of foreigners living in that land, 

20 they wandered from nation to nation 

and from one kingdom to another. 

21 He didn’t permit anyone to oppress them. 

He warned kings about them: 

19 When they were few in number,

very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan

20 wandering from nation to nation

and from one kingdom to another,

21 He allowed no one to oppress them;

He rebuked kings on their behalf:

19 When they were few in number,

of little account, and strangers in the land,

20 wandering from nation to nation,

from one kingdom to another people,

21 he allowed no one to oppress them;

he rebuked kings on their account,

19 When you were few in number, very few,

and sojourners in it,

20 when they wandered from nation to nation,

and from one kingdom to another people,

21 he did not allow anyone to oppress them,

and he rebuked kings on their account,

19 At first there weren’t very many of God’s people.

There were only a few. And they were strangers in the land.

20 They wandered from nation to nation.

They wandered from one kingdom to another.

21 But God didn’t allow anyone to beat them down.

To keep them safe, he gave a command to kings.

19 When they were only a few in number,

Very few, and strangers in it,

20 And they wandered about from nation to nation,

And from one kingdom to another people,

21 He permitted no man to oppress them,

And He reproved kings for their sakes, saying,