Parallel Verses

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

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

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 creatures settled in it;
You provided in Your goodness for the poor, O God.
11 The Lord gives the command;
The women who proclaim the good tidings are a great host:
12 Kings of armies flee, they flee,
And she who remains at home will divide the spoil!”

Cross References

Exodus 15:20

Miriam the prophetess, Aaron’s sister, took the timbrel in her hand, and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dancing.

Exodus 14:15

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward.

Exodus 17:9-16

So Moses said to Joshua, “Choose men for us and go out, fight against Amalek. Tomorrow I will station myself on the top of the hill with the staff of God in my hand.”

Judges 4:6-31

Now she sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali, and said to him, “Behold, the Lord, the God of Israel, has commanded, ‘Go and march to Mount Tabor, and take with you ten thousand men from the sons of Naphtali and from the sons of Zebulun.

1 Samuel 18:6

It happened as they were coming, when David returned from killing the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul, with tambourines, with joy and with musical instruments.

Psalm 40:3

He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will see and fear
And will trust in the Lord.

Psalm 68:25

The singers went on, the musicians after them,
In the midst of the maidens beating tambourines.

Ephesians 4:11

And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers,

Revelation 19:13

He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God.

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