Psalm 78:31
Modern Translations
New International Version
God's anger rose against them; he put to death the sturdiest among them, cutting down the young men of Israel.

New Living Translation
the anger of God rose against them, and he killed their strongest men. He struck down the finest of Israel’s young men.

English Standard Version
the anger of God rose against them, and he killed the strongest of them and laid low the young men of Israel.

Berean Study Bible
God’s anger flared against them, and He put to death their strongest and subdued the young men of Israel.

New American Standard Bible
The anger of God rose against them And killed some of their strongest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.

NASB 1995
The anger of God rose against them And killed some of their stoutest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.

NASB 1977
The anger of God rose against them, And killed some of their stoutest ones, And subdued the choice men of Israel.

Amplified Bible
The wrath of God rose against them And killed some of the strongest of them, And subdued the choice young men of Israel.

Christian Standard Bible
God’s anger flared up against them, and he killed some of their best men. He struck down Israel’s fit young men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God's anger flared up against them, and He killed some of their best men. He struck down Israel's choice young men.

Contemporary English Version
God became angry and killed the strongest and best from the families of Israel.

Good News Translation
when God became angry with them and killed their strongest men, the best young men of Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
the anger of God flared up against them. He killed their strongest men and slaughtered the best young men in Israel.

International Standard Version
the anger of God flared against them, and he killed the strongest men and humbled Israel's young men.

NET Bible
when the anger of God flared up against them. He killed some of the strongest of them; he brought the young men of Israel to their knees.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

New King James Version
The wrath of God came against them, And slew the stoutest of them, And struck down the choice men of Israel.

King James 2000 Bible
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the strongest of them, and struck down the chosen men of Israel.

New Heart English Bible
when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of the fattest of them, and struck down the young men of Israel.

World English Bible
when the anger of God went up against them, killed some of the fattest of them, and struck down the young men of Israel.

American King James Version
The wrath of God came on them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

American Standard Version
When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the fattest of them, And smote down the young men of Israel.

A Faithful Version
The wrath of God came upon them and killed the strongest of them, and struck down the chosen men of Israel.

Darby Bible Translation
When the anger of God went up against them; and he slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

English Revised Version
When the anger of God went up against them, and slew of the fattest of them, and smote down the young men of Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
The wrath of God came upon them, and slew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
When the wrath of God came euen vpon them, and slew the strongest of them, and smote downe the chosen men in Israel.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For all this they sinned still: and beleued not his wonderous workes.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The heuy wrath of God came vpo the, slewe ye welthiest of the, & smote downe ye chosen men of Israel.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the anger of God has gone up against them, "" And He slays among their fat ones, "" And He caused youths of Israel to bend.

Young's Literal Translation
And the anger of God hath gone up against them, And He slayeth among their fat ones, And youths of Israel He caused to bend.

Smith's Literal Translation
And the anger of God came up upon them, and he will slay among their fat ones and he bowed down the chosen of Israel.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
and the wrath of God came upon them. And he slew the fat ones amongst them, and brought down the chosen men of Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
and then the wrath of God came upon them. And he slew the fat ones among them, and he impeded the elect of Israel.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The wrath of God went up among them and he killed some of their rich and he prostrated the Elect Ones of Israel.

Lamsa Bible
The anger of God came upon them and slew the richest of them, and made to bow the chosen men of Israel.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
When the anger of God went up against them, And slew of the lustieth among them, And smote down the young men of Israel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
then the indignation of God rose up against them, and slew the fattest of them, and overthrew the choice men of Israel.
















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