1 Samuel 4:16

1 Samuel 4:16 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

16He told Eli, “I have just come from the battle line; I fled from it this very day.”
Eli asked, “What happened, my son?”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

16The man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today.” And he said, “How are things, my son?”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

16The man said to Eli, “I have come from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today.” Eli said, “How did things go, my son?”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

16“I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.”
“What happened, my son?” Eli asked.

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American Standard Version (ASV)

16And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

16And the man sayd vnto Eli, I came from the armie, and I fled this day out of the hoste: and he sayd, What thing is done, my sonne?

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

16The man said to Eli, “I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army.”
He said, “How did the matter go, my son?”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

16The man told Eli, “I’ve just come from the front lines of the battle. I just ran away from there today.”
Eli asked, “What happened, son?”

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

16The soldier said to Eli, ‘I am the man who ran here today from the battle.’
Eli asked him, ‘What happened, my son?’

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

16And the man says to Eli, “I [am] he who has come out of the ranks, and I have fled out of the ranks today”; and he says, “What has been the matter, my son?”

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