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Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there were four lepers set without the gate of Samaria. And they said each to his companion, "What sit we here until we die?
New American Standard Bible
Now there were four
King James Version
And there were four leprous men at the entering in of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
Holman Bible
Four men with a skin disease
International Standard Version
Now there happened to be four lepers who were at that very moment at the entrance to the city gate. As they were talking with one another, they said, "Why are we sitting here waiting to die?
A Conservative Version
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we sit here until we die?
American Standard Version
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
Amplified
Now four men who were
Bible in Basic English
Now there were four lepers seated at the doorway into the town: and they said to one another, Why are we waiting here for death?
Darby Translation
And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate, and they said one to another, Why do we abide here until we die?
Julia Smith Translation
And there were four men being leprous at the entrance of the gate, and they will say a man to his neighbor, What, shall we sit here till our death?
King James 2000
And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Now four men who had a skin disease were [at] the entrance of the gate, and they said {to each other}, "Why [are] we sitting here until we die?
Modern King James verseion
And four men, lepers, were at the gate entrance. And they said to one another, Why do we sit here until we die?
NET Bible
Now four men with a skin disease were sitting at the entrance of the city gate. They said to one another, "Why are we just sitting here waiting to die?
New Heart English Bible
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. They said one to another, "Why do we sit here until we die?
The Emphasized Bible
Now there were, four men, lepers, at the entrance of the gate, - and they said one to another - Why are, we, sitting here until we are dead?
Webster
And there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate: and they said one to another, Why sit we here until we die?
World English Bible
Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate. They said one to another, "Why do we sit here until we die?
Youngs Literal Translation
And four men have been leprous, at the opening of the gate, and they say one unto another, 'What -- we are sitting here till we have died;
Themes
Kings » Who reigned over israel » Jehoram, or joram
Leprosy » Those afflicted with » Associated together
Leprosy » Instances of leprosy not mentioned above » Four lepers outside samaria
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » The end of the famine in samaria
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 2 Kings 7:3
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Context Readings
Four Lepers Report The Departure Of The Arameans
2 Then a great lord on whose hand the king leaned, answered the man of God and said, "Though the LORD would make windows in heaven, yet would not this be." And he said again, "Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes and shalt not eat thereof." 3 And there were four lepers set without the gate of Samaria. And they said each to his companion, "What sit we here until we die? 4 Though we thought that we might come into the city, yet is the dearth so great in the city, that we shall there die. And if we tarry here, we are but dead also. Now therefore come, and let us flee to the Host of the Syrians. If they save our lives, we shall live; and if they kill us, then are we dead."
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Cross References
Numbers 5:2-4
"Command the children of Israel that they put out of the host all the lepers and all that have issues and all that are defiled upon the dead;
Numbers 12:14
And the LORD said unto Moses, "If her father had spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? Let her be shut out of the host seven days, and after that let her be received in again."
Leviticus 13:45-46
"And the leper, in whom the plague is, shall have his clothes rent and his head bare and his mouth muffled and shall be called unclean.
2 Kings 5:1
Naaman, captain of the Host to the king of Syria, was great with his master and well taken: for through him the LORD saved Syria. And he was an active man, and yet a leper.
2 Kings 7:4
Though we thought that we might come into the city, yet is the dearth so great in the city, that we shall there die. And if we tarry here, we are but dead also. Now therefore come, and let us flee to the Host of the Syrians. If they save our lives, we shall live; and if they kill us, then are we dead."
2 Kings 8:4
And the king was talking with Gehazi, the servant to the man of God, saying, "Tell me I pray thee, all the great deeds which Elisha did."
Jeremiah 8:14
Why prolong we the time? Let us gather ourselves together, and go into the strong city; there shall we be in rest. For the LORD our God hath put us to silence, and given us water mixed with gall to drink: because we have sinned against him.
Jeremiah 27:13
Why wilt thou and thy people perish with the sword, with hunger, with pestilence: like as the LORD hath devised for all people that will not serve the king of Babylon?