Judges 13:1

The Birth of Samson

13 And the people of Israel again udid what was evil in the sight of the Lord, so the Lord gave them vinto the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

Judges 13:1 — The New International Version (NIV)

1 Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the Lord, so the Lord delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.

Judges 13:1 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

Judges 13:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)

1 Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines, who oppressed them for forty years.

Judges 13:1 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

1 Again the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

Judges 13:1 — New Century Version (NCV)

1 Again the people of Israel did what the Lord said was wrong. So he handed them over to the Philistines for forty years.

Judges 13:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)

1 And the children of Israel again did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

Judges 13:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

1 And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

Judges 13:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

1 The people of Israel again did what the Lord considered evil. So the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for 40 years.

Judges 13:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

1 The Israelites again did what was evil in the Lord’s sight, so the Lord handed them over to the Philistines 40 years.

Judges 13:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

1 The Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

Judges 13:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

1 And again, the Israelites did evil in the eyes of Yahweh, and Yahweh gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years.

Judges 13:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

1 Once again the people of Israel did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. So the Lord handed them over to the Philistines for 40 years.

Judges 13:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

1 Now the sons of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord, so that the Lord gave them into the hands of the Philistines forty years.

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