28 So they shouted louder and slashed themselves with swords and spears, as was their custom, until their blood flowed.

28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.

28 So they shouted louder, and following their normal custom, they cut themselves with knives and swords until the blood gushed out.

28 So they cried aloud, and cut themselves, as was their custom, with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.

28 The prophets prayed louder, cutting themselves with swords and spears until their blood flowed, which was the way they worshiped.

28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.

28 And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with swords and spears, till the blood gushed out upon them.

28 So they shouted louder. They also cut themselves with swords and spears until their blood flowed. (This is what their ritual called for.)

28 They shouted loudly, and cut themselves with knives and spears, according to their custom, until blood gushed over them.

28 Then they cried aloud and, as was their custom, they cut themselves with swords and lances until the blood gushed out over them.

28 So they called out with a loud voice, and they cut themselves with swords and with spears as was their custom, until the blood poured out over them.

28 So they shouted louder. They cut themselves with swords and spears until their blood flowed. That’s what they usually did when things really looked hopeless.

28 So they cried with a loud voice and cut themselves according to their custom with swords and lances until the blood gushed out on them.