Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

And some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me.

New American Standard Bible

Then some elders of Israel came to me and sat down before me.

King James Version

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

Holman Bible

Some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat down in front of me.

International Standard Version

Later, some men from the elders of Israel came to visit me. After they had sat down in my presence,

A Conservative Version

Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me, and sat before me.

American Standard Version

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

Amplified

Then certain of the elders of Israel came to me [seeking an oracle from God] and sat down before me.

Bible in Basic English

Then certain of the responsible men of Israel came to me and took their seats before me.

Darby Translation

And there came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

Julia Smith Translation

And there will come to me men from the old men of Israel, and sit before me.

King James 2000

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And men from the elders of Israel came to me, and they sat {before me}.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

There resorted unto me certain of the elders of Israel, and sat down by me.

NET Bible

Then some men from Israel's elders came to me and sat down in front of me.

New Heart English Bible

Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.

The Emphasized Bible

Then came there unto me men, of the elders of Israel, - and sat before me -

Webster

Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.

World English Bible

Then came certain of the elders of Israel to me, and sat before me.

Youngs Literal Translation

And come in unto me do certain of the elders of Israel, and sit before me.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage

come, bring, ... in, enter, go, carry, ...down, pass, ...out,
Usage: 0

אנושׁ 
'enowsh 
Usage: 42

of the elders
זקן 
Zaqen 
Usage: 178

of Israel
ישׂראל 
Yisra'el 
Usage: 2505

unto me, and sat
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

References

Context Readings

Condemnation Of Israel's Idolatrous Elders

1 And some of the elders of Israel came to me and sat before me. 2 And the Word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

Cross References

Ezekiel 8:1

And it was in the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth of the month, I was sitting in my house, and the elders of Judah were sitting before me. And the hand of the Lord Jehovah fell on me there.

Ezekiel 20:1

And it happened in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth of the month, some of the elders of Israel came to ask of Jehovah, and sat before me.

2 Kings 6:32

But Elisha sat in his house, and the elders sat with him. And he sent a man from before him. But before the messenger came to him, he said to the elders, Do you see how this son of a murderer has sent to take away my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door and hold him fast at the door. Is not the sound of his master's feet behind him?

Isaiah 29:13

And Jehovah said, Because this people draw near Me with their mouth, and with their lips honor Me, but have removed their heart far from Me, and their fear toward Me is taught by the command of men;

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as the people come, and they sit before you as My people, and they hear your words. But they will not do them. For with their mouth they show much love, but their heart goes after their unjust gain.

Luke 10:39

And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet and heard His word.

Acts 4:5

And it happened on the next day that their rulers and elders and scribes, gathered to Jerusalem,

Acts 4:8

Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, Rulers of the people and elders of Israel,

Acts 22:3

I am truly a man, a Jew born in Tarsus in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, taught according to the exactness of the Law of the fathers, being a zealous one of God, as you all are today.

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