2 Samuel 2:27 — Compare Translations

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

And Joab saith, `God liveth! for unless thou hadst spoken, surely then from the morning had the people gone up each from after his brother.`

And Joab said, As God liveth, if thou hadst not spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone away, nor followed every one his brother.

English Amplified

Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would have stopped pursuing their brethren in the morning.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Joab said, As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would have stopped pursuing their brethren in the morning.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

“As surely as God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops would have continued pursuing their brothers until morning.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

“As God lives,” Joab replied, “if you had not spoken up, the troops wouldn’t have stopped pursuing their brothers until morning.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And Joab said, [As] God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

English EASY 2024

Joab replied, ‘As surely as God lives, I agree! If you had not spoken, our men would have chased you all through the night. They would not have stopped until the morning.’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Joab said, "As surely as God is alive, if you had not said something, people would still be chasing their brothers in the morning."

English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles

And Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would not have given up the pursuit of their brothers until the morning."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

“I swear by the living God,” Joab answered, “that if you had not spoken, my men would have kept on chasing you until tomorrow morning.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Joab answered, "I solemnly swear, as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would not have stopped chasing their relatives until morning."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

"As God lives," Joab replied, "if you had not spoken up, the troops wouldn't have stopped pursuing their brothers until morning."

English KJV 1611

And Joab said, As God liveth, unless thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one from following his brother.

And Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then the people would have only gone away in the morning, each from following his brother.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Joab responded, “As God lives, I assure you that if you had not said this, the people would have each pursued his brother throughout the night.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely then the people would have gone away in the morning, each from following his brother."

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

Joab replied, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, the soldiers would not have been withdrawn from the pursuit of their brothers until morning."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Joab replied, “As surely as God lives, if you had not said this, it would have been morning before the people would have abandoned pursuit of their brothers!”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Joab answered, "It's a good thing you spoke up. If you hadn't, the men would have kept on chasing their fellow Israelites until morning. And that's just as sure as God is alive."

Joab answered, "As surely as God lives, if you had not spoken, the men would have continued the pursuit of their brothers until morning. "

English NKJ 1982

And Joab said, “ As God lives, unless you had spoken, surely then by morning all the people would have given up pursuing their brethren.”

Then Joab said, "God only knows what would have happened if you hadn't spoken, for we would have chased you all night if necessary."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Joab said, "As God lives, if you had not spoken, the people would have continued to pursue their kinsmen, not stopping until morning."

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And Joab said, “As God lives, if you had not spoken, surely the men would have given up the pursuit of their brethren in the morning.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Joab shouted back, “I swear by God that even if you hadn't spoken, we would all have gone home tomorrow morning.“

English Tyndale 1537

And Joab answered: as truly as God liveth, if thou hadst so said, then even in the morning had the people departed, each from following his brother.