⁵Ahab said to Obadiah, “Let us go and look^t at every spring and every riverbed in the land to see if we can find enough grass to keep the horses and mules alive. Maybe we won’t have to kill any of our animals.”

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tOne ancient translation Let us go and look; Hebrew You go and look.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the valleys. Perhaps we may find grass and save the horses and mules alive, and not lose some of the animals.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Ahab had said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs and valleys. Maybe we can find some grass to keep the horses and mules alive so we will not have to kill any of our animals.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go throughout the land to every spring and to every wadi. Perhaps we’ll find grass so we can keep the horses and mules alive and not have to destroy any cattle.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Ahab said to Obadiah, “We must check every spring and valley in the land to see if we can find enough grass to save at least some of my horses and mules.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Ahab said to Obadiah, “Go through the land to all the springs of water and to all the wadis. Perhaps we may find green grass that we may keep horses and mules alive and that we might not lose any of the animals.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.

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