1 Kings 18:28

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

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

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

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

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they cried{H7121} aloud,{H6963} and cut{H1413} themselves after their manner{H4941} with knives{H2719} and lances,{H7420} till the blood{H1818} gushed out{H8210} upon them.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they cried{H7121}{(H8799)} aloud{H6963}{H1419}, and cut{H1413}{(H8704)} themselves after their manner{H4941} with knives{H2719} and lancets{H7420}, till the blood{H1818} gushed out{H8210}{(H8800)} upon them.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And they cried loude, and prouoked the selues with knyues & botkens, (as their maner was) tyll ye bloude folowed.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they cryed loude, and cut them selues as their maner was, with kniues and launcers, till the blood gushed out vpon them.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And they cried lowde, and cut them selues as their maner was with kniues & launcers, till the blood folowed on the.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood `is' on them;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • American Standard Version (1901)

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

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood came streaming out all over them.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances, until the blood gushed out on them.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So they yelled louder and, in accordance with their prescribed ritual, mutilated themselves with swords and spears until their bodies were covered with blood.

Referenced Verses

  • Lev 19:28 : 28 Do not make cuts on your body for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
  • Deut 14:1 : 1 You are children of the LORD your God. Do not cut yourselves or shave a bald spot on your foreheads for the dead.
  • Mark 5:5 : 5 Night and day, he would cry out among the tombs and in the mountains, cutting himself with stones.
  • Mark 9:22 : 22 It has often thrown him into fire and water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, please have compassion on us and help us.'
  • Mic 6:7 : 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand streams of oil? Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

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