Zechariah 11:12 — Compare Translations

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And I said to them, If it seems just and right to you, give me my wages; but if not, withhold them. So they weighed out for my price thirty pieces of silver.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And I said to them, If it seems just and right to you, give me my wages; but if not, withhold them. So they weighed out for my price thirty pieces of silver.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then I told them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Then I said to them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” So they weighed my wages, thirty pieces of silver.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give [me] my hire; and if not, forbear. And they weighed for my hire thirty silver-pieces.

English EASY 2024

I said to them, ‘If you think it is right, you should pay me for my work. But do not pay me if you do not think it is right.’ So they decided to pay me 30 silver coins.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then I said, "If you want to pay me, pay me. If not, don't!" So they paid me 30 pieces of silver.

Then I said to them, "If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them." And they weighed out as my wages thirty pieces of silver.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

I said to them, “If you are willing, give me my wages. But if not, keep them.” So they paid me thirty pieces of silver as my wages.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then I said to them, "If it's alright with you, pay me my wages. But if it's not, don't." And they paid me my wages—30 pieces of silver.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then I said to them, "If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep [them]." So they weighed my wages, 30 pieces of silver.

English KJV 1611

And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.

English LSB

And I said to them, “If it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not, never mind!” So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

Then I said to them, “If this is good in your eyes, then give my wages to me, but if not, then keep it.” They weighed my wages at thirty pieces of silver.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

I said to them, "If it is good in your sight, give me my wages; but if not, never mind!" So they weighed out thirty shekels of silver as my wages.

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

I said to them, "If it seems good to you, give me my wages; but if not, let it go." And they counted out my wages, thirty pieces of silver.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

Then I said to them, “If it seems good to you, pay me my wages, but if not, forget it.” So they weighed out my payment — thirty pieces of silver.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

I told them, "If you think it is best, give me my pay. But if you don't think so, you keep it." So they paid me 30 silver coins.

English NIV

I told them, "If you think it best, give me my pay; but if not, keep it." So they paid me thirty pieces of silver.

English NKJ 1982

Then I said to them, “If it is agreeable to you, give me my wages; and if not, refrain.” So they weighed out for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

English NLT

And I said to them, "If you like, give me my wages, whatever I am worth; but only if you want to." So they counted out for my wages thirty pieces of silver.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

I then said to them, "If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them." So they weighed out as my wages thirty shekels of silver.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

Then I said to them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; if not, never mind.” So they weighed out my wages: thirty shekels of silver.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Then I said to them, “If it seems right to you, give me my wages; but if not, keep them.” And they weighed out as my wages thirty shekels of silver.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And I said to their leaders, “If you like, give me my pay, whatever I am worth; but only if you want to.“ So they counted out thirty little silver coins as my wages.

English Tyndale 1537

And I said unto them: if ye think it good, bring hither my price: if no, then leave. So they weighed down thirty silver pens, the value that I was prised at.