Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry.

King James Version

And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.

Holman Bible

He led me all around them. There were a great many of them on the surface of the valley, and they were very dry.

International Standard Version

He led me here and there throughout the valley, and I was amazed to see that the surface of the entire valley was covered with myriads of very dry bones!

A Conservative Version

And he caused me to pass by them round about. And, behold, there were very many in the open valley, and, lo, they were very dry.

American Standard Version

And he caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.

Amplified

He caused me to pass all around them, and behold, there were very many [human bones] in the open valley; and lo, they were very dry.

Bible in Basic English

And he made me go past them round about: and I saw that there was a very great number of them on the face of the wide valley, and they were very dry.

Darby Translation

And he caused me to pass by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry.

Julia Smith Translation

And he caused me to pass over them round about, round about: and behold, exceeding many upon the face of the valley; and behold, exceedingly dry.

King James 2000

And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And he led me {all around} over them, and look, very many on the surface of the valley, and look, very dry.

Modern King James verseion

And He made me pass among them all around. And behold, very many were on the face of the valley. And lo, they were very dry.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he led me round about by them, and behold, the bones that lay upon the field were very many, and marvelous dry also.

NET Bible

He made me walk all around among them. I realized there were a great many bones in the valley and they were very dry.

New Heart English Bible

He caused me to pass by them all around: and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry.

The Emphasized Bible

and he caused me to pass near them. round about on every side, - and lo! they were very many on the face of the plain, and lo! they were very dry.

Webster

And caused me to pass by them around: and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and lo, they were very dry.

World English Bible

He caused me to pass by them all around: and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry.

Youngs Literal Translation

and He causeth me to pass over by them, all round about, and lo, very many are on the face of the valley, and lo, very dry.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And caused me to pass
עבר 
`abar 
over, pass, through, pass by, go, away, pass on,
Usage: 557

סביבה סביב 
Cabiyb 
Usage: 334

רב 
Rab 
Usage: 458

in the open
פּנים 
Paniym 
Usage: 2119

בּקעה 
Biq`ah 
Usage: 20

and, lo, they were very
מאד 
M@`od 
Usage: 300

Context Readings

A Valley Of Dried Bones; A Renewed Nation Of Israel

1 The hand of the Lord was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. 2 He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry. 3 He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord God, You know.”

Cross References

Deuteronomy 11:30

Are they not across the Jordan, west of the way toward the sunset, in the land of the Canaanites who live in the Arabah, opposite Gilgal, beside the oaks of Moreh?

Psalm 141:7

As when one plows and breaks open the earth,
Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Ezekiel 37:11

Then He said to me, “Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel; behold, they say, ‘Our bones are dried up and our hope has perished. We are completely cut off.’

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