1 Chronicles 21:20
What does 1 Chronicles 21:20 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Chronicles 21:20 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons that were with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons that were with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Ornan, turning back, saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him went to a secret place. Now Ornan was crushing his grain.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Ornan turneth back, and seeth the messenger, and his four sons <FI>are<Fi> with him, hiding themselves, and Ornan is threshing wheat.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Now when Ornan looked up, and saw the angel, he and his four sons hid themselves: for at that time he was thrashing wheat in the floor.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Ornan turned back and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.
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- Judges 6:11
And the angel of Jehovah came, and sat under the oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained unto Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon was beating out wheat in the winepress, to hide it from the Midianites.
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