Joshua 11:4 — Compare Translations

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

and they go out, they and all their camps with them, a people numerous, as the sand which [is] on the sea-shore for multitude, and horse and charioteer very many;

English ASV

And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea-shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

English Amplified

And they went out with all their hosts, much people, like the sand on the seashore in number, with very many horses and chariots.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And they went out with all their hosts, much people, like the sand on the seashore in number, with very many horses and chariots.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

So these kings came out with all their armies, a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore, along with a great number of horses and chariots.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

They went out with all their armies — a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore — along with a vast number of horses and chariots.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And they went out, they and all their armies with them, a people numerous as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

English EASY 2024

All these kings came with their big armies. They had many horses and chariots. The soldiers were too many to count.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

So the armies of all these kings came together. There were many fighting men and many horses and chariots. It was a very large army—it looked as if there were as many men as grains of sand on the seashore.

And they came out with all their troops, a great horde, in number like the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

They came with all their soldiers—an army with as many men as there are grains of sand on the seashore. They also had many horses and chariots.

English God's Word - GW 1995

They came out with all their armies. Their troops were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore. They also had horses and chariots.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

They went out with all their armies-- a multitude as numerous as the sand on the seashore-- along with a vast number of horses and chariots.

English KJV 1611

And they went out, they and all their hosts with them, much people, even as the sand that is upon the sea shore in multitude, with horses and chariots very many.

English LSB

Then they came out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

So these kings went out with all their armies, people as numerous as grains of sand on the seashore, with a large number of horses and chariots.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

They came out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.

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

They came out with all their troops, an army numerous as the sands on the seashore, and with a multitude of horses and chariots.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

These kings came out with their armies; they were as numerous as the sand on the seashore and had a large number of horses and chariots.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Those kings marched out with all of their troops. They had a large number of horses and chariots. It was a huge army. The fighting men were as many as the grains of sand on the seashore.

English NIV

They came out with all their troops and a large number of horses and chariots-a huge army, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.

English NKJ 1982

So they went out, they and all their armies with them, as many people as the sand that is on the seashore in multitude, with very many horses and chariots.

English NLT

All these kings responded by mobilizing their warriors and uniting to fight against Israel. Their combined armies, along with a vast array of horses and chariots, covered the landscape like the sand on the seashore.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

They came out, with all their troops, a great army, in number like the sand on the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

They came out in full force with a multitude of horses and chariots. Their vast armies were as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

And they came out, with all their troops, a great host, in number like the sand that is upon the seashore, with very many horses and chariots.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

All these kings responded by mobilizing their armies and uniting to crush Israel. Their combined troops, along with a vast array of horses and chariots, covered the landscape around the Springs of Merom as far as one could see;

English Tyndale 1537

which came out and all their hosts with them a multitude of folk even as the sands of the sea in number with horses and chariots exceeding many.