1 Samuel 14:30

1 Samuel 14:30 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

30How much better it would have been if the men had eaten today some of the plunder they took from their enemies. Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been even greater?”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

30How much more, if only the people had freely eaten today of the spoils of their enemies which they found! For now the defeat among the Philistines has not been great.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

30How much more, if only the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of their enemies which they found! For now the slaughter among the Philistines has not been great.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

30How much better [it would have been] if only the people had eaten freely today from the spoil of their enemies which they found! For now the slaughter among the Philistines has not been great.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

30How much better it would have been if the troops had eaten freely today from the plunder they took from their enemies! Would not the slaughter of the Philistines have been much greater?”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

30Our soldiers took food from their enemies today. Suppose they had eaten some of it. How much better off they would have been! Even more Philistines would have been killed.”

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