Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah,
We found it in the field of Jaar.

King James Version

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

Holman Bible

We heard of the ark in Ephrathah;
we found it in the fields of Jaar.

International Standard Version

We heard about it in Ephrata; we found it in the fields of Jaar.

A Conservative Version

Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of the wood.

American Standard Version

Lo, we heard of it in Ephrathah: We found it in the field of the wood.

Amplified


Behold, we heard of it at Ephrathah;
We found it in the field of Jaar.

Darby Translation

Behold, we heard of it at Ephratah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

Julia Smith Translation

Behold, we heard it in Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the forest

King James 2000

Lo, we heard of it at Ephrathah: we found it in the fields of the woods.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Look, we heard of it in Ephrathah; we found her in the fields of Jaar.

Modern King James verseion

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah; we found it in the fields of the wood.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Lo, we heard of the same at Ephrata, and found it in the wood.

NET Bible

Look, we heard about it in Ephrathah, we found it in the territory of Jaar.

New Heart English Bible

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar:

The Emphasized Bible

Lo! we heard of it at Ephrathah, we found it in the fields of the wood.

Webster

Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the wood.

World English Bible

Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah. We found it in the field of Jaar:

Youngs Literal Translation

'Lo, we have heard it in Ephratah, We have found it in the fields of the forest.

Context Readings

David And Zion Chosen

5 until I find a place for the LORD, a dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob." 6 Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah,
We found it in the field of Jaar.
7 "Let us go to his dwelling place; let us worship at his footstool!"

Cross References

1 Samuel 17:12

Now David was the son of an Ephrathite of Bethlehem in Judah, named Jesse, who had eight sons. In the days of Saul the man was already old and advanced in years.

1 Samuel 7:1

And the men of Kiriath-jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill. And they consecrated his son Eleazar to have charge of the ark of the LORD.

Genesis 35:19

So Rachel died, and she was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem),

Ruth 1:2

The name of the man was Elimelech and the name of his wife Naomi, and the names of his two sons were Mahlon and Chilion. They were Ephrathites from Bethlehem in Judah. They went into the country of Moab and remained there.

1 Chronicles 13:5-6

So David assembled all Israel from the Nile of Egypt to Lebo-hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.

Micah 5:2

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.

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