2 Samuel 20:16 — Compare All Translations

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

And a wise woman calleth out of the city, `Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, and I speak unto thee.`

English ASV

Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

English Amplified

Then a wise woman of the city cried, Hear, hear! Say to Joab, Come here so I can speak to you.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Then a wise woman of the city cried, Hear, hear! Say to Joab, Come here so I can speak to you.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here so that I may speak with him.”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me speak with him.”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And a wise woman cried out of the city, Hear, hear: say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

English EASY 2024

Then a wise woman stood on the wall and she shouted to them, ‘Listen! Listen to me! Tell Joab to come near so that I can speak to him!’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

But there was a very wise woman in that city who shouted out to them and said, "Listen to me! Tell Joab to come here. I want to talk with him."

Then a wise woman called from the city, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, 'Come here, that I may speak to you.'"

English GNT (Good News Translation)

There was a wise woman in the city who shouted from the wall, “Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here; I want to speak with him.”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then a clever woman called from the city, "Listen, listen! Tell Joab to come here so that I can talk to him."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

a wise woman called out from the city, "Listen! Listen! Please tell Joab to come here and let me speak with him."

English KJV 1611

Then cried a wise woman out of the city, Hear, hear; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee.

English LSB

Then a wise woman called from the city, “Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, ‘Draw near that I may speak with you.’”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

a wise woman called from the city, “Listen! Listen! Say to Joab, ‘Come closer so that I may speak with you.’ ”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then a wise woman called from the city, "Hear, hear! Please tell Joab, 'Come here that I may speak with you.'"

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

Then a wise woman from the city stood on the outworks and called out, "Listen, listen! Tell Joab to come here, that I may speak with him."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

a wise woman called out from the city, “Listen up! Listen up! Tell Joab, ‘Come near so that I may speak to you.’”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

While that was going on, a wise woman called out from the city. She shouted, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here. I want to speak to him."

English NIV

a wise woman called from the city, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab to come here so I can speak to him."

English NKJ 1982

Then a wise woman cried out from the city, “Hear, hear! Please say to Joab, ‘Come nearby, that I may speak with you.’ ”

English NLT

But a wise woman in the city called out to Joab, "Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then a wise woman called from the city, "Listen! Listen! Tell Joab, 'Come here, I want to speak to you.'"

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Then a wise woman called from the city, “Hear! Hear! Tell Joab, ‘Come here, that I may speak to you.’ ”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But a wise woman in the city called out to Joab, “Listen to me, Joab. Come over here so I can talk to you.“

English Tyndale 1537

Then cried a wise woman out of the city, hear hear, bid I pray you Joab that he come hither, that I may speak with him.

2 Samuel 20:16 — Compare Translations