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Bible in Basic English

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to keep his place before the Lord, this holy God? and to whom may he go from us?

New American Standard Bible

The men of Beth-shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? And to whom shall He go up from us?”

King James Version

And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

Holman Bible

The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who is able to stand in the presence of this holy Lord God? Who should the ark go to from here?”

International Standard Version

The men of Beth-shemesh asked themselves, "Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? And to whom will the Ark go from here?"

A Conservative Version

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before LORD, this holy God? And to whom shall he go up from us?

American Standard Version

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

Amplified

The men of Beth-shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? And to whom shall He go up from us?”

Darby Translation

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

Julia Smith Translation

And the men of the House of the Sun will say, Who shall be able to stand before Jehovah this holy God? and to whom shall it go up from us?

King James 2000

And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall it go up from us?

Lexham Expanded Bible

Then the men of Beth Shemesh asked, "Who [is] able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? And to whom shall it go up from us?"

Modern King James verseion

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Jehovah God? And to whom shall He go up from us?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And the men of Bethshemesh said, "Who is able to stand before the LORD, so holy a God, and to whom shall he go from us?"

NET Bible

The residents of Beth Shemesh asked, "Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? To whom will the ark go up from here?"

New Heart English Bible

The men of Beth Shemesh said, "Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?"

The Emphasized Bible

Then said the men of Beth-shemesh, Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? and, unto whom, shall he go up from us?

Webster

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

World English Bible

The men of Beth Shemesh said, "Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?"

Youngs Literal Translation

And the men of Beth-Shemesh say, 'Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and unto whom doth He go up from us?'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the men
אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

of Bethshemesh
בּית שׁמשׁ 
Beyth Shemesh 
Usage: 21

Who is able
יכול יכל 
Yakol 
Usage: 194

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

קדשׁ קדושׁ 
Qadowsh 
Usage: 116

God
אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

and to whom shall he go up
עלה 
`alah 
Usage: 890

References

Context Readings

The Return Of The Ark Of Covenant

19 But the Lord sent destruction on seventy men of the people of Beth-shemesh for looking into the ark of the Lord; and great was the sorrow of the people for the destruction which the Lord had sent on them. 20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to keep his place before the Lord, this holy God? and to whom may he go from us? 21 And they sent men to the people living in Kiriath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have sent back the ark of the Lord; come and take it up to your country.

Cross References

2 Samuel 6:9

And such was David's fear of the Lord that day, that he said, How may I let the ark of God come to me?

Malachi 3:2

But by whom may the day of his coming be faced? and who may keep his place when he is seen? for he is like the metal-tester's fire and the cleaner's soap.

Leviticus 11:45

For I am the Lord, who took you out of the land of Egypt, to be your God; so be you holy, for I am holy.

Numbers 17:12-13

And the children of Israel said to Moses, Truly, destruction has come on us; an evil fate has overtaken us all.

1 Samuel 5:8-12

So they sent for all the lords of the Philistines to come together there, and said, What are we to do with the ark of the God of Israel? And their answer was, Let the ark of the God of Israel be taken away to Gath. So they took the ark of the God of Israel away.

2 Samuel 6:7

And the wrath of the Lord, burning against Uzzah, sent destruction on him because he had put his hand on the ark, and death came to him there by the ark of God.

1 Chronicles 13:11-13

And David was angry because of the Lord's outburst of wrath against Uzza, and he gave that place the name Perez-uzza, to this day.

Psalm 76:7

You, you are to be feared; who may keep his place before you in the time of your wrath?

Luke 5:8

But Simon, when he saw it, went down at the knees of Jesus and said, Go away from me, O Lord, for I am a sinner.

Luke 8:37

And all the people of the country of the Gerasenes made a request to him to go away from them; for they were in great fear: and he got into a boat and went back.

Revelation 6:17

For the great day of their wrath is come, and who may keep his place?

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