Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

He said to them, “Why are you doing these things? I have heard about your evil actions from all these people.

New American Standard Bible

He said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?

King James Version

And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

International Standard Version

"Why are you doing these things that I'm hearing about?" he asked his sons, "These reports about your evil deeds are coming from all these people!

A Conservative Version

And he said to them, Why do ye such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.

American Standard Version

And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.

Amplified

Eli said to them, “Why do you do such things, the evil things that I hear from all these people?

Bible in Basic English

And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.

Darby Translation

And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil deeds from all this people.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will say to them, Wherefore will ye do according to these words? which I heard very evil words of all this people.

King James 2000

And he said unto them, Why do you such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all these people.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he asked them, "Why are you doing all these things that I am hearing, [namely], your evil dealings with all these people?

Modern King James verseion

And he said to them, Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings by all the people.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

and said unto them, "Why do ye such things? For I hear your wicked deeds of all these people.

NET Bible

He said to them, "Why do you behave in this way? For I hear about these evil things from all these people.

New Heart English Bible

He said to them, "Why do you do such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.

The Emphasized Bible

So he said to them, Wherefore should ye do such things as these? for I keep hearing of your wicked doings, from all these people.

Webster

And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.

World English Bible

He said to them, "Why do you do such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.

Youngs Literal Translation

and he saith to them, 'Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people -- these!

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he said

Usage: 0

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1438

References

Easton

Hastings

Smith

Eli

Context Readings

Eli Rebukes His Evil Sons

22 Now Eli was very old. He heard about everything his sons were doing to all Israel and how they were sleeping with the women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting. 23 He said to them, “Why are you doing these things? I have heard about your evil actions from all these people. 24 No, my sons, the report I hear from the Lord’s people is not good.


Cross References

1 Kings 1:6

But his father had never once reprimanded him by saying, “Why do you act this way?” In addition, he was quite handsome and was born after Absalom.

Isaiah 3:9

The look on their faces testifies against them,
and like Sodom, they flaunt their sin.
They do not conceal it.
Woe to them,
for they have brought evil on themselves.

Jeremiah 3:3

This is why the showers haven’t come
why there has been no spring rain.
You have the brazen look of a prostitute
and refuse to be ashamed.

Jeremiah 8:12

Were they ashamed when they acted so abhorrently?
They weren’t at all ashamed.
They can no longer feel humiliation.
Therefore, they will fall among the fallen.
When I punish them, they will collapse,”
says the Lord.

Acts 9:4

Falling to the ground, he heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”

Acts 14:15

“Men! Why are you doing these things? We are men also, with the same nature as you, and we are proclaiming good news to you, that you should turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made the heaven, the earth, the sea, and everything in them.

Philippians 3:19

Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things,

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