Leviticus 26:37
Modern Translations
New International Version
They will stumble over one another as though fleeing from the sword, even though no one is pursuing them. So you will not be able to stand before your enemies.

New Living Translation
Though no one is chasing you, you will stumble over each other as though fleeing from a sword. You will have no power to stand up against your enemies.

English Standard Version
They shall stumble over one another, as if to escape a sword, though none pursues. And you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

Berean Study Bible
They will stumble over one another as before the sword, though no one is behind them. So you will not be able to stand against your enemies.

New American Standard Bible
They will then stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand before your enemies.

NASB 1995
They will therefore stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand up before your enemies.

NASB 1977
‘They will therefore stumble over each other as if running from the sword, although no one is pursuing; and you will have no strength to stand up before your enemies.

Amplified Bible
They shall stumble over one another as if to escape from a sword when no one is chasing them; and you will have no power to stand before your enemies.

Christian Standard Bible
They will stumble over one another as if fleeing from a sword though no one is pursuing them. You will not be able to stand against your enemies.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They will stumble over one another as if fleeing from a sword though no one is pursuing them. You will not be able to stand against your enemies.

Good News Translation
You will stumble over one another when no one is chasing you, and you will be unable to fight against any enemy.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They will stumble over each other, but no one will be after them. They will not be able to stand up to their enemies.

International Standard Version
They'll stumble over each other as though fleeing before the sword, even though no one is pursuing. "You won't have power to resist your enemies.

NET Bible
They will stumble over each other as those who flee before a sword, though there is no pursuer, and there will be no one to take a stand for you before your enemies.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

New King James Version
They shall stumble over one another, as it were before a sword, when no one pursues; and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

King James 2000 Bible
And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursues: and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

New Heart English Bible
They will stumble over one another, as it were before the sword, when no one pursues: and you will have no power to stand before your enemies.

World English Bible
They will stumble over one another, as it were before the sword, when no one pursues: and you will have no power to stand before your enemies.

American King James Version
And they shall fall one on another, as it were before a sword, when none pursues: and you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

American Standard Version
And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

A Faithful Version
And they shall fall on one another, as if it were before a sword, when none pursues. And you shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

Darby Bible Translation
and they shall stumble one over another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth; and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

English Revised Version
And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
They shall fall also one vpon another, as before a sword, though none pursue them, and ye shall not be able to stand before your enemies:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
They shall fall one vpon another as it were before a sworde, euen no man folowyng vpon them, and ye shall haue no power to stand before your enemies.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And they shall fall one vpon another (as it were before the swerde) and noman yet chacynge them. And ye shall not be so bolde, as to withstonde youre enemies,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And they shall fall one uppon another, as it were before a swerde euen no man folowinge them, and ye shall haue no power to stonde before youre enemyes:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And they have stumbled on one another, as from the face of a sword, and there is none pursuing, and you have no standing before your enemies,

Young's Literal Translation
And they have stumbled one on another, as from the face of a sword, and there is none pursuing, and ye have no standing before your enemies,

Smith's Literal Translation
And they faltered each upon his brother, as from before the sword, and none pursued: and there shall be to you no power of standing before your enemies.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall every one fall upon their brethren as fleeing from wars, none of you shall dare to resist your enemies.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And they will each fall upon their brothers, as if they were fleeing from wars; no one among you will dare to resist your foes.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And a man shall be stumbled by his brother as one before a sword when there is no one chasing them, and there will be no standing before their enemies.

Lamsa Bible
And they shall stumble one after another, as it were from the sword, when none pursues them; and they shall have no power to stand before their enemies.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And they shall stumble one upon another, as it were before the sword, when none pursueth; and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And brother shall disregard brother as in war, when none pursues; and ye shall not be able to withstand your enemies.
















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