Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And one will be felling the beam, and the iron fell into the water: and he will cry out and say, Alas, my lord! and it was borrowed.
New American Standard Bible
But as one was felling a beam,
King James Version
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
Holman Bible
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron ax head fell into the water, and he cried out, “Oh, my master, it was borrowed!”
International Standard Version
It happened that as one of them was felling a beam, his axe head fell into the water. He cried out, "Oh no! Master! The axe was on loan to me!"
A Conservative Version
But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water. And he cried, and said, Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.
American Standard Version
But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.
Amplified
But it happened that as one was cutting down a beam, the axe head fell into the water; and he cried out and said, “Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!”
Bible in Basic English
But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.
Darby Translation
And it came to pass as one was felling a beam, that the iron fell into the water; and he cried and said, Alas, master, and it was borrowed!
King James 2000
But as one was cutting down a tree, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
Lexham Expanded Bible
It happened as the one [was] felling the log, that the iron ax fell into the water. He called out and said, "Oh, no! My master, it was borrowed!"
Modern King James verseion
And it happened as one was felling a log, the axe-head fell into the water. And he cried and said, Alas, master! For it was borrowed.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And as one was heaving of a beam, the axe head fell into the water. And he cried out and said, "Alas, master, for it was lent me."
NET Bible
As one of them was felling a log, the ax head dropped into the water. He shouted, "Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!"
New Heart English Bible
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, "Alas, my master. For it was borrowed."
The Emphasized Bible
And it came to pass, as one was felling a branch, that, the axe-head, fell into the water, so he made outcry and said - Alas! my lord, for, it, was borrowed!
Webster
But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
World English Bible
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, "Alas, my master! For it was borrowed."
Youngs Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, 'Alas! my lord, and it asked!'
Themes
Bible stories for children » David the giant killer 1sa 17 » The borrowed axe that floated
Business life » The credit system » Borrowing
Iron » Of greater gravity than water
Interlinear
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 6:5
Verse Info
Context Readings
Elisha Recovers A Lost Axe Head
4 And he will go with them; and they will come to Jordan, and they will cut woods. 5 And one will be felling the beam, and the iron fell into the water: and he will cry out and say, Alas, my lord! and it was borrowed. 6 And the man of God will say, Where fell it? And he will cause him to see the place. And he will cut down wood and cast there; and the iron will overflow.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Exodus 22:14-15
And if a man shall ask from his friend, and being broken or dying, its lord not with it, recompensing, he shall recompense.
2 Kings 3:10
And the king of Israel will say, Alas, that Jehovah called for thine three kings to give them into the hand of Moab!
2 Kings 4:7
And she will go and announce to the man of God, and he will say, Go sell the oil and requite thy creditor, and thou shalt live with thy sons by the rest
2 Kings 6:15
And he serving the man of God will rise early to stand up, and he went forth, and behold, strength surrounding the city, and horse and chariot And his boy will say to him, Alas, my lord! how shall we do?
Psalm 37:21
The unjust one borrowed and he will not repay: and the just one compassionated, and gave.
Ecclesiastes 10:10
If the iron became dull and he polished not the face, and he will strengthen the forces: and wisdom will make preeminence to prosper.
Isaiah 10:34
And he cut down the thickets of the forest with iron, and Lebanon shall fall with a lofty one.
Revelation 18:10
Standing from far off for fear of her torture, saying, Woe, woe, the great city Babylon, the strong city! for in one hour thy judgment came.
Revelation 18:16
And saying, Woe, woe, the great city, surrounded with fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and adorned with gold, and precious stones, and pearls! for in one hour was so great riches laid waste.
Revelation 18:19
And they cast earth upon their heads, and cried, weeping and mourning, saying, Woe, woe, the great city, in which all having ships in the sea were rich by her value! for in one hour was she rendered a desert.