Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Then they called on the Lord and said, “We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased.”

King James Version

Wherefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

Holman Bible

So they called out to the Lord: “Please, Yahweh, don’t let us perish because of this man’s life, and don’t charge us with innocent blood! For You, Yahweh, have done just as You pleased.”

International Standard Version

At last they cried out to the LORD, "Please, LORD, do not let us perish because of this man's life, and do not hold us responsible for innocent blood, because you, LORD, have done what pleased you."

A Conservative Version

Therefore they cried to LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood. For thou, O LORD, have done as it pleased thee.

American Standard Version

Wherefore they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We beseech thee, O Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood; for thou, O Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

Amplified

Then they called on the Lord and said, “Please, O Lord, do not let us perish because of taking this man’s life, and do not make us accountable for innocent blood; for You, O Lord, have done as You pleased.”

Bible in Basic English

So, crying to the Lord, they said, Give ear to our prayer, O Lord, give ear, and do not let destruction overtake us because of this man's life; do not put on us the sin of taking life without cause: for you, O Lord, have done what seemed good to you.

Darby Translation

And they cried unto Jehovah and said, Ah, Jehovah, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, Jehovah, hast done as it pleased thee.

Julia Smith Translation

And they will call to Jehovah, and say, Ah, now, O Jehovah, not now shall we perish for the soul of this man, and thou wilt not give upon us innocent blood: for thou Jehovah didst as thou pleased.

King James 2000

Therefore they cried unto the LORD, and said, We beseech you, O LORD, we beseech you, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for you, O LORD, have done as it pleased you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

So they cried out to Yahweh, and they said, "O Yahweh! Please do not let us perish because of this man's life, and {do not make us guilty of innocent blood}, because you, O Yahweh, did what you wanted."

Modern King James verseion

And they cried to Jehovah and said, We beg You, O Jehovah, we beg You, let us not perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood. For You, O Jehovah, have done as it pleased You.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Wherefore they cried unto the LORD and said, "O LORD let us not perish for this man's death, neither lay innocent blood unto our charge: for thou LORD, even as thy pleasure was, so thou hast done."

NET Bible

So they cried out to the Lord, "Oh, please, Lord, don't let us die on account of this man! Don't hold us guilty of shedding innocent blood. After all, you, Lord, have done just as you pleased."

New Heart English Bible

Therefore they cried to the LORD, and said, "We beg you, LORD, we beg you, let us not perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood; for you, LORD, have done as it pleased you."

The Emphasized Bible

Then cried they unto Yahweh, and said, Ah now, Yahweh, pray let it not be that we perish for this man's life, neither lay upon us innocent blood, - for, thou, O Yahweh, as thou hast pleased, hast ever done.

Webster

Wherefore they cried to the LORD, and said, We beseech thee, O LORD, we beseech thee, let us not perish for this man's life, and lay not upon us innocent blood: for thou, O LORD, hast done as it pleased thee.

World English Bible

Therefore they cried to Yahweh, and said, "We beg you, Yahweh, we beg you, don't let us die for this man's life, and don't lay on us innocent blood; for you, Yahweh, have done as it pleased you."

Youngs Literal Translation

And they cry unto Jehovah, and say, 'We pray Thee, O Jehovah, let us not, we pray Thee, perish for this man's life, and do not lay on us innocent blood, for Thou, Jehovah, as Thou hast pleased, Thou hast done.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
unto the Lord

Usage: 0

and said

Usage: 0

אנּה אנּא 
'anna' 
I beseech thee, I pray thee, Oh, O
Usage: 13

O Lord

Usage: 0

we beseech thee, let us not perish
H6
אבד 
'abad 
Usage: 184

אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

and lay
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

not upon us innocent
נקיא נקי 
Naqiy 
Usage: 43

דּם 
Dam 
Usage: 359

for thou, O Lord

Usage: 0

as it pleased
חפץ 
Chaphets 
Usage: 76

References

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

Jonah Disobeys Yahweh

13 Nevertheless the men rowed hard to turn the ship to land, but they could not; for the sea rose higher and was wroth against them. 14 Then they called on the Lord and said, “We earnestly pray, O Lord, do not let us perish on account of this man’s life and do not put innocent blood on us; for You, O Lord, have done as You have pleased.” 15 So they took up Jonah and cast him forth into the sea; and the sea ceased from her raging.



Cross References

Psalm 115:3

But our God is in the heavens; he has made whatever he has desired.

Deuteronomy 21:8

Reconcile thy people Israel, whom thou hast ransomed, O LORD, and impute not the innocent blood shed in the midst of thy people Israel. And the blood shall be forgiven them.

Psalm 107:28

Then they cry unto the LORD in their trouble, and he delivers them out of their afflictions.

Psalm 135:6

Whatever the LORD desired, he did in the heavens and in the earth, in the seas and in all the deep places.

Daniel 4:34-35

But at the end of the time I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up my eyes unto heaven, and my understanding was returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and glorified him that lives for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is through all ages:

Jonah 1:16

Then the men feared the LORD exceedingly and offered a sacrifice unto the LORD and made vows.

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds man's blood in man, his blood shall be shed; for in the image of God is man made.

Isaiah 26:16

LORD, in the tribulation they have sought thee, they poured out prayer when thy chastening was upon them.

Jonah 1:5

And the mariners were afraid, and everyone called unto his god, and they cast forth the vessels that were in the ship into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jonah was gone down into the sides of the ship; he lay and was fast asleep.

Matthew 11:26

Even so, Father, for thus it was pleasing in thy sight.

Acts 28:4

And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped the sea, yet vengeance does not suffer him to live.

Ephesians 1:9

having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he has purposed in himself,

Ephesians 1:11

in him in whom likewise we have obtained an inheritance, having had the way marked out beforehand according to the purpose of him who works all things after the counsel of his own will,

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