1 Chronicles 11:17 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

and David longeth, and saith, `Who doth give me to drink water from the well of Beth-Lehem, that [is] at the gate!`

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me water to drink of the well of Beth-lehem, which is by the gate!

And David longingly said, Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And David longingly said, Oh, that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

David longed for water and said, “Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

David was extremely thirsty and said, “If only someone would bring me water to drink from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me to drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, which is in the gate!

English EASY 2024

David was very thirsty. He said, ‘I want someone to bring water from the well near Bethlehem's gate for me to drink.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

David was thirsty for some water from his hometown, so he said, "Oh, if only I could have some water from that well by the gate in Bethlehem."

And David said longingly, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

David got homesick and said, “How I wish someone would bring me a drink of water from the well by the gate in Bethlehem!”

English God's Word - GW 1995

David was thirsty and said, "I wish I could have a drink of water from the cistern at the city gate of Bethlehem."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

David was extremely thirsty and said, "If only someone would bring me water from the well at the city gate of Bethlehem!"

English KJV 1611

And David longed, and said, Oh that one would give me drink of the water of the well of Bethlehem, that is at the gate!

English LSB

Then David had a craving and said, “Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Now David was overcome with longing and said, “Who will get me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem by the gate?”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

David had a craving and said, "Oh that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!"

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

David expressed a desire: "Oh, that someone would give me a drink from the cistern that is by the gate at Bethlehem!"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

David was thirsty and said, “How I wish someone would give me some water to drink from the cistern in Bethlehem near the city gate!”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

David longed for water. He said, "I wish someone would get me a drink of water from the well that is near the gate of Bethlehem!"

English NIV

David longed for water and said, "Oh, that someone would get me a drink of water from the well near the gate of Bethlehem!"

English NKJ 1982

And David said with longing, “Oh, that someone would give me a drink of water from the well of Bethlehem, which is by the gate!”

English NLT

David remarked longingly to his men, "Oh, how I would love some of that good water from the well in Bethlehem, the one by the gate."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

David said longingly, "O that someone would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem that is by the gate!"

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And David said longingly, “O that some one would give me water to drink from the well of Bethlehem which is by the gate!”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

David wanted a drink from the Bethlehem well beside the gate, and when he mentioned this to his men,

English Tyndale 1537

And David longed and said: Oh that one would give me of the water of the well of Bethlehem that is in the gate, for to drink.