Parallel Verses
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
When you were a small company in number, even but a few, and thereto strangers therein.
New American Standard Bible
Very few, and strangers in it,
King James Version
When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
Holman Bible
very few indeed,
International Standard Version
When you were few in number very few, and strangers at that
A Conservative Version
when ye were but a few men in number, yea, very few, and sojourners in it,
American Standard Version
When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;
Amplified
When you were few in number,
Even a very few, and strangers in it,
Bible in Basic English
When you were still small in number, and strange in the land;
Darby Translation
When ye were a few men in number, Of small account, and strangers in it.
Julia Smith Translation
In your being men of number, as few, and strangers in it.
King James 2000
When you were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When you were few in number, little, and sojourners [were] in it,
Modern King James verseion
when you were but few, even a few, and strangers in it,
NET Bible
When they were few in number, just a very few, and foreign residents within it,
New Heart English Bible
when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners were in it.
The Emphasized Bible
While, as yet, ye were men who could be counted, a very few, and sojourners therein:
Webster
When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.
World English Bible
when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners were in it.
Youngs Literal Translation
When ye are few of number, As a little thing, and sojourners in it.
Themes
isaac » The miraculous son of abraham » Abrahamic covenant confirmed in
Praise » Of david » On bringing the ark of the covenant to zion
Psalms » Of david » Upon the occasion of moving the ark of the covenant
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Chronicles 16:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
David's Psalm Of Thanksgiving
18 'To thee I will give the land of Canaan, to be the portion of your inheritance.' 19 When you were a small company in number, even but a few, and thereto strangers therein. 20 And they went from people to people, and from one kingdom to another nation.
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Cross References
Genesis 34:30
And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, "Ye have troubled me, and made me stink unto the inhabiters of the land, both to the Canaanites and also unto the Perizzites. And I am few in number. Wherefore they shall gather themselves together against me and slay me, and so shall I and my house be destroyed."
Deuteronomy 7:7
It was not because of the multitude of you, above all nations, that the LORD had lust unto you and chose you: For ye were fewest of all nations.
Acts 7:5
and he gave him none inheritance in it - no, not the breadth of a foot - But promised that he would give it to him to possess and to his seed after him, when as yet he had no child.
Hebrews 11:13
And they all died in faith, and received not the promises: but saw them afar off, and believed them, and saluted them: and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.