Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

One man of you is able to put to flight a thousand; for it is the Lord your God who is fighting for you, as he has said to you.

New American Standard Bible

One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who fights for you, just as He promised you.

King James Version

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

Holman Bible

One of you routed a thousand because the Lord your God was fighting for you, as He promised.

International Standard Version

A single man makes a thousand flee, because the LORD your God is the one who is fighting for you, just as he promised you.

A Conservative Version

One man of you shall chase a thousand, for LORD your God, he it is who fights for you, as he spoke to you.

American Standard Version

One man of you shall chase a thousand; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he spake unto you.

Amplified

One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the Lord your God is He who is fighting for you, just as He promised you.

Darby Translation

One man of you chaseth a thousand; for Jehovah your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath said unto you.

Julia Smith Translation

One man from you shall pursue a thousand: for Jehovah your God he fought for you as he spake to you.

King James 2000

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fights for you, as he has promised you.

Lexham Expanded Bible

One of your men put to flight a thousand, for Yahweh your God [is] fighting for you, just as he promised you.

Modern King James verseion

One man of you shall chase a thousand. For Jehovah your God is He who fights for you, as He has promised you.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

One of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God he fighteth for you, as he hath said unto you.

NET Bible

One of you makes a thousand run away, for the Lord your God fights for you as he promised you he would.

New Heart English Bible

One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is the LORD your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.

The Emphasized Bible

One man of you, can chase a thousand, - for, Yahweh your God, is he that fighteth for you, as he spake to you.

Webster

One man of you shall chase a thousand: for the LORD your God, he it is that fighteth for you, as he hath promised you.

World English Bible

One man of you shall chase a thousand; for it is Yahweh your God who fights for you, as he spoke to you.

Youngs Literal Translation

one man of you doth pursue a thousand, for Jehovah your God is He who is fighting for you, as He hath spoken to you;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
One
אחד 
'echad 
Usage: 432

man
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

רדף 
Radaph 
Usage: 143

אלף 
'eleph 
Usage: 504

for the Lord

Usage: 0

אלהים 
'elohiym 
Usage: 2600

he it is that fighteth
לחם 
Lacham 
Usage: 177

for you, as he hath promised
דּבר 
Dabar 
Usage: 1142

Context Readings

Joshua's Farewell Address

9 For the Lord has sent out from before you nations great and strong: and they have all given way before you till this day. 10 One man of you is able to put to flight a thousand; for it is the Lord your God who is fighting for you, as he has said to you. 11 So keep watch on yourselves, and see that you have love for the Lord your God.

Cross References

Leviticus 26:8

Then five of you will put to flight a hundred, and a hundred of you will put to flight ten thousand, and all who are against you will be put to death by your swords.

Deuteronomy 3:22

Have no fear of them, for the Lord your God will be fighting for you.

Exodus 14:14

The Lord will make war for you, you have only to keep quiet.

Deuteronomy 32:30

How would it be possible for one to overcome a thousand, and two to send ten thousand in flight, if their rock had not let them go, if the Lord had not given them up?

Joshua 23:3

You have seen everything the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you; for it is the Lord your God who has been fighting for you.

Psalm 35:1

O Lord, be on my side against those who are judging me; be at war with those who make war against me.

Romans 8:31

What may we say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?

Exodus 23:27-33

I will send my fear before you, putting to flight all the people to whom you come; all those who are against you will go in flight, turning their backs before you.

Deuteronomy 20:4

For the Lord your God goes with you, fighting for you to give you salvation from those who are against you.

Joshua 10:42

And all these kings and their land Joshua took at the same time, because the Lord, the God of Israel, was fighting for Israel.

Judges 3:31

And after him came Shamgar, the son of Anath, who put to death six hundred Philistines with an ox-stick; and he was another saviour of Israel.

Judges 7:19-22

So Gideon and the three hundred men who were with him came to the outer line of tents, at the start of the middle watch, when the watchmen had only then taken their stations; and the horns were sounded and the vessels broken.

Judges 15:15

And taking up the mouth-bone of an ass newly dead, which he saw by chance on the earth, he put to death a thousand men with it.

1 Samuel 14:6

And Jonathan said to his young servant who had his arms, Come, let us go over to the armies of these men who have no circumcision: it may be that the Lord will give us help, for there is no limit to his power; the Lord is able to give salvation by a great army or by a small band.

1 Samuel 14:12-16

And the armed men of the force gave Jonathan and his servant their answer, saying, Come up here to us, and we will let you see something. Then Jonathan said to his servant, Come up after me: for the Lord has given them up into the hands of Israel.

2 Samuel 23:8

These are the names of David's men of war: Ishbaal the Hachmonite, chief of the three; his axe was lifted up against eight hundred put to death at one time.

Psalm 44:4-5

You are my King and my God; ordering salvation for Jacob.

Psalm 46:7

The Lord of armies is with us; the God of Jacob is our high tower. (Selah.)

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