Parallel Verses

Julia Smith Translation

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

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.

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 Even till I shall find a place for Jehovah, dwellings for the mighty one of Jacob. 6 Behold, we heard it in Ephratah: we found it in the fields of the forest 7 We will come in to his dwellings: we will worship at the footstool of his feet


Cross References

1 Samuel 17:12

And David, son of a man, that Ephrathite, of the House of Bread of Judah, and his name Jesse; and to him eight sons; and the man in the days of Saul went an old man among men.

1 Samuel 7:1

And the men of the City of Forests will come up and will bring up the ark of Jehovah, and they will bring it to the house of Abinadab in the hill, and Eleazar his son he consecrated to Watch the ark of Jehovah.

Genesis 35:19

And Rachel will die, and she will be buried in the way to Ephrath, it is the house of bread.

Ruth 1:2

And the name of the man Elimelech, and the name of his wife, Naomi, and the name of his two sons, Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites from the house of bread of Judah. And they will come to the field of Moab and be there.

1 Chronicles 13:5-6

And David will convoke together all Israel from Sihor of Egypt and even to the going in of Hamath, to bring in the ark of God from the cities of the forests.

Micah 5:2

And thou, house of bread, of Ephratah, for being small among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall come forth to me he being ruler in Israel; and his goings forth from of old from the days of eternity.

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