Deuteronomy 32:30 — Compare Translations

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

How doth one pursue a thousand, And two cause a myriad to flee! If not -- that their rock hath sold them, And Jehovah hath shut them up?

English ASV

How should one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Except their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?

English Amplified

How could one have chased a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had delivered them up?

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

How could one have chased a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had delivered them up?

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the Lord had given them up?

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

How could one pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Were it not that their Rock had sold them, And Jehovah had delivered them up?

English EASY 2024

One man can chase away 1,000 of my people! Two men can chase away 10,000 of them! How can that happen? God, their strong Rock, has left them. The Lord has given their enemies power over them.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Can one person chase away 1000 men? Can two men cause 10,000 men to run away? This will happen only if the Lord gives them to their enemy. This will happen only if their Rock sells them like slaves.

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

How could one have chased a thousand, and two have put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had given them up?

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Why were a thousand defeated by one, and ten thousand by only two? The Lord, their God, had abandoned them; their mighty God had given them up.

English God's Word - GW 1995

How could one person chase a thousand or two people make ten thousand flee? Their rock used these people to defeat them and the Lord gave them no help.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?

English KJV 1611

How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?

English LSB

How could one pursue one thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And Yahweh had handed them over?

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their rock had sold them, and the Lord had given them up?

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

"How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the LORD had given them up?

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

"How could one man rout a thousand, or two men put ten thousand to flight, Unless it was because their Rock sold them and the LORD delivered them up?"

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

How can one man chase a thousand of them, and two pursue ten thousand; unless their Rock had delivered them up, and the LORD had handed them over?

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

How could one person chase a thousand? How could two make ten thousand run away? It couldn't happen unless their Rock had deserted them. It couldn't take place unless the Lord had given them up.

English NIV

How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?

English NKJ 1982

How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the Lord had surrendered them?

English NLT

How could one person chase a thousand of them, and two people put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

How could one have routed a thousand, and two put a myriad to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, the LORD had given them up?

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and the Lord had given them up?

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

How could one single enemy chase a thousand of them, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had abandoned them, Unless the Lord had destroyed them?

English Tyndale 1537

How it cometh that one shall chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand of them to flight?: except their rock had sold them, and because the LORD had delivered them.