Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey;

New American Standard Bible

“For my husband is not at home,
He has gone on a long journey;

King James Version

For the goodman is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

Holman Bible

My husband isn’t home;
he went on a long journey.

International Standard Version

because my husband isn't home. He left on a long trip.

A Conservative Version

For the man is not at home. He has gone a long journey.

American Standard Version

For the man is not at home; He is gone a long journey:

Amplified


“For my husband is not at home.
He has gone on a long journey;

Bible in Basic English

For the master of the house is away on a long journey:

Darby Translation

For the husband is not at home, he is gone a long journey;

Julia Smith Translation

For the man not in the house, he went in a way far off.

King James 2000

For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey:

Lexham Expanded Bible

For there is no man in his home; he has gone on a {long journey}.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

For the goodman is not at home, he is gone far off.

NET Bible

For my husband is not at home; he has gone on a journey of some distance.

New Heart English Bible

For my husband isn't at home. He has gone on a long journey.

The Emphasized Bible

For the husband is not in his house, he hath gone on a journey afar;

Webster

For the good-man is not at home, he is gone a long journey:

World English Bible

For my husband isn't at home. He has gone on a long journey.

Youngs Literal Translation

For the man is not in his house, He hath gone on a long journey.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For the goodman
אישׁ 
'iysh 
Usage: 692

is not at home
בּית 
Bayith 
Usage: 2053

he is gone
הלך 
Halak 
go, walk, come, ...away, ...along,
Usage: 1545

a long
רחק רחוק 
Rachowq 
Usage: 85

References

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

A Story Of Seduction

18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning; let us delight ourselves with caresses. 19 For my husband is not at home, he has gone on a long journey; 20 he has taken a bag of silver with him and will come home at the day of the full moon.

Cross References

Matthew 20:11

And receiving it they murmured against the master of the house,

Matthew 24:43

But know this, that if the steward of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.

Matthew 24:48

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delays His coming,

Mark 13:34-36

As a man going away, leaving his house, and giving authority to his servants, and each man's work to him, and commanded the doorkeeper to watch.

Luke 12:39

And know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and would not have allowed his house to be dug through.

Luke 12:45-46

But if that servant says in his heart, My lord delays his coming, and shall begin to beat the male servants and women servants, and to eat and drink and to be drunk,

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