Parallel Verses

Webster

For the good-man is not at home, he is gone 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 King James verseion

For my husband is not at 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;

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 solace ourselves with loves. 19 For the good-man is not at home, he is gone a long journey: 20 He hath taken a bag of money with him, and will come home at the day appointed.

Cross References

Matthew 20:11

And when they had received it, they murmured against the master of the house.

Matthew 24:43

But know this, that if the master of the house knew in what watch the thief would come, he would watch, and would not suffer his house to be broken up.

Matthew 24:48

But if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his coming;

Mark 13:34-36

For the son of man is as a man taking a long journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work; and commanded the porter to watch.

Luke 12:39

And this know, that if the master of the house knew at what hour the thief would come, he would watch, and not suffer his house to be broken through.

Luke 12:45-46

But if that servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the men-servants, and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken?

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