Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

If thou shalt refrain to deliver those being brought to death, and those going to be slain;

New American Standard Bible

Deliver those who are being taken away to death,
And those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back.

King James Version

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

Holman Bible

Rescue those being taken off to death,
and save those stumbling toward slaughter.

International Standard Version

Rescue those who are being led away to death, and save those who stumble toward slaughter.

A Conservative Version

Deliver those who are carried away to death, and hold thou back those who are ready to be slain.

American Standard Version

Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

Amplified


Rescue those who are being taken away to death,
And those who stagger to the slaughter, Oh hold them back [from their doom]!

Bible in Basic English

Be the saviour of those who are given up to death, and do not keep back help from those who are slipping to destruction.

Darby Translation

Deliver them that are taken forth unto death, and withdraw not from them that stagger to slaughter.

King James 2000

Deliver those that are drawn toward death, hold back those that are stumbling to the slaughter;

Lexham Expanded Bible

Rescue those who are led away to the death and those who stagger to the slaughter. If you hold back,

Modern King James verseion

Deliver those being taken to death, and those stumbling to be killed, unless you hold back.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Deliver them that go unto death, and are led away to be slain, and be not negligent therein.

NET Bible

Deliver those being taken away to death, and hold back those slipping to the slaughter.

New Heart English Bible

Rescue those who are being led away to death. Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter.

The Emphasized Bible

Deliver thou such as are being led forth to death, and, them who are tottering to slaughter, oh that thou wouldst hold back!

Webster

If thou forbearest to deliver them that are drawn to death, and those that are ready to be slain;

World English Bible

Rescue those who are being led away to death! Indeed, hold back those who are staggering to the slaughter!

Youngs Literal Translation

If from delivering those taken to death, And those slipping to the slaughter -- thou keepest back.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
to deliver
נצל 
Natsal 
Usage: 213

לקח 
Laqach 
Usage: 966

מות 
Maveth 
Usage: 156

References

Fausets

Law

Context Readings

Learning From Your Father

10 Wilt thou be discouraged in the day of straits thy strength is narrow. 11 If thou shalt refrain to deliver those being brought to death, and those going to be slain; 12 If thou shalt say, Behold, we knew not this; will not he trying hearts, understand? and he guarding thy soul, knew? and he turned back to man according to his work.



Cross References

Psalm 82:4

Deliver the poor and needy one: take away out of the hand of the unjust

Isaiah 58:6-7

Is not this the fast I shall choose? to loose the bands of injustice, to shake off the bundles of the yoke, and to send away the broken free, and ye shall break every yoke?

1 Samuel 26:8-9

And Abishai will say to David, God shut up this day thine enemy in thy hand: and now, I will strike him now with the spear, and into the earth once, and I will not repeat to him.

Job 29:17

And I shall break the biter's teeth of the evil one, and I shall cast the prey from his teeth.

Luke 10:31-32

And by accident a certain priest went down in that way : and having seen him, went on the opposite side.

Luke 23:23-25

And they were urgent with great voices, asking for him to be crucified. And their voices and the chief priests' overcame.

Acts 18:17

And all the Greeks having taken Sosthenes, ruler of the synagogue, beat before the judgment seat. And,Gallio cared for none of these.

Acts 21:31-32

And seeking to kill him, a rumor went up to the captain of a thousand of the band, that the whole of Jerusalem had been embroiled.

Acts 23:10

And there being much dissension, the captain of a thousand, having dreaded lest Paul be torn asunder by them, commanded the army, having gone down, to snatch him from the midst of them, and bring into the camp.

Acts 23:23-35

And having called two certain of the centurions, he said, Prepare two hundred soldiers, so that they go to Cesarea, and seventy horsemen, and two hundred having held spears in the right hand, at the third hour of the night;

1 John 3:16-17

In this have we known love, for he set his soul for us: and we ought to set the souls for the brethren.

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