Parallel Verses

Lexham Expanded Bible

The Lord gives [the] word. Great is the company of women who announce:

New American Standard Bible

The Lord gives the command;
The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host:

King James Version

The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

Holman Bible

The Lord gave the command;
a great company of women brought the good news:

International Standard Version

The Lord issues a command. Numerous are the women who announce the news:

A Conservative Version

LORD gave the word. Great [was] the company of those who published [it].

American Standard Version

The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.

Amplified


The Lord gives the command [to take Canaan];
The women who proclaim the good news are a great host (army);

Bible in Basic English

The Lord gives the word; great is the number of the women who make it public.

Darby Translation

The Lord gives the word: great the host of the publishers.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah will give the word: to those announcing good news a great army.

King James 2000

The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

Modern King James verseion

The Lord gave the Word; the bearers of it were a great army.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD gave the word; great was the company of the preachers.

NET Bible

The Lord speaks; many, many women spread the good news.

New Heart English Bible

The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

The Emphasized Bible

Let, My Lord, but give the word, The herald bands, will be a mighty host:

Webster

The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

World English Bible

The Lord announced the word. The ones who proclaim it are a great company.

Youngs Literal Translation

The Lord doth give the saying, The female proclaimers are a numerous host.

References

Context Readings

God's Majestic Power

10 Your community dwelled in it. You provided in your goodness for the poor, O God. 11 The Lord gives [the] word. Great is the company of women who announce: 12 "[The] kings of armies flee, they flee, and she [who] remains at home divides [the] spoil.

Cross References

Exodus 15:20

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took her tambourine in her hand, and all of the women went out after her with tambourines and with dances.

Exodus 14:15

And Yahweh said to Moses, "Why do you cry out to me? Speak to the {Israelites} [so that] they set out.

Exodus 17:9-16

And Moses said to Joshua, "Choose men for us, and go out, fight against Amalek tomorrow. I [will be] standing on the top of the hill, and the staff of God [will be] in my hand."

Judges 4:6-31

She sent and called for Barak son of Abinoam from Kedesh Naphtali and said to him, "Has not Yahweh the God of Israel commanded you? 'Go, {march to} Mount Tabor, and take ten thousand men from the descendants of Naphtali and Zebulun.

1 Samuel 18:6

{When they were coming back} after David had returned from striking down the Philistine, the women went out from all the cities of Israel singing and dancing to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments.

Psalm 40:3

Then he put a new song in my mouth, a praise to our God. Many will see and fear, and will trust Yahweh.

Psalm 68:25

Singers went up front, those playing stringed instruments last, between [them] young women [playing] tambourines.

Ephesians 4:11

And he himself gave some [as] apostles and some [as] prophets and some [as] evangelists and some [as] pastors and teachers

Revelation 19:13

And [he was] dressed in an outer garment dipped in blood, and his name is called the Word of God.

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