1 Samuel 14:30
What does 1 Samuel 14:30 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 14:30 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for now hath there been no great slaughter among the Philistines.
KJV
King James Version · 1611How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for had there not been now a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901How much more, if haply the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for now hath there been no great slaughter among the Philistines.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949How much more if the people had freely taken their food from the goods of those who were fighting against them! would there not have been much greater destruction among the Philistines?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862How much more if the people had well eaten to-day of the spoil of its enemies which it hath found, for now, the smiting hath not been great among the Philistines.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752How much more if the people had eaten of the prey of their enemies, which they found? had there not been made a greater slaughter among the Philistines?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890How much more, if the people had eaten freely to-day of the spoil of their enemies which they found? for would there not now have been a much greater slaughter among the Philistines?
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- Ecclesiastes 9:18
Wisdom is better than weapons of war; but one sinner destroyeth much good.
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