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2 Kings 6:27
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KJ21
And he said, “If the Lord do not help thee, from whence shall I help thee? Out of the barn floor or out of the wine press?”
ASV
And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?
AMP
He said, “If the Lord does not help you, from where shall I get you help? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
AMPC
He said, [For] if he does not help you [No, let the Lord help you!], from where can I get you help? Out of the threshing floor, or out of the winepress?
BRG
And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
CSB
He answered, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
CSBA
He answered, ‘If the Lord doesn’t help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing-floor or the winepress? ’
CEB
The king said, “No! May the Lord help you! Where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
CJB
He said, “If Adonai isn’t helping you, how do you expect me to help you? There isn’t any grain, and there isn’t any wine.”
CEV
“Let the Lord help you!” the king said. “Do you think I have grain or wine to give you?”
DARBY
And he said, If Jehovah do not help thee, whence should I help thee? Out of the threshing-floor, or out of the winepress?
DRA
And he said: If the Lord doth not save thee, how can I save thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress? And the king said to her: What aileth thee? And she answered:
ERV
The king of Israel said, “If the Lord does not help you, how can I help you? I cannot give you grain from the threshing floor or wine from the winepress.”
EASY
The king replied, ‘Why do you ask me? Only the Lord can help you. I have no wheat or wine to give you.’
EHV
But he said, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?”
ESV
And he said, “If the Lord will not help you, how shall I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the winepress?”
ESVUK
And he said, “If the Lord will not help you, how shall I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
EXB
The king said, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, how can I? Can I get help from the threshing floor or from the winepress [C he has neither food nor drink to offer]?”
GNV
And he said, Seeing the Lord doth not succor thee, how should I help thee with the barn, or with the wine press?
GW
He answered, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, how can I help you? I can’t give you something from the threshing floor  or the winepress.”
GNT
He replied, “If the Lord won't help you, what help can I provide? Do I have any wheat or wine?
HCSB
He answered, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
ICB
The king said, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, how can I? Can I get help from the threshing floor or from the winepress?”
ISV
He replied, “No! Since the Lord won’t give you victory, how will I be able to deliver you? From the threshing floor? From the wine press?”
JUB
And he said, If the LORD does not save thee, from where shall I save thee? Out of the threshingfloor, or out of the winepress?
KJV
And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
AKJV
And he said, If the Lord do not help thee, whence shall I help thee? out of the barnfloor, or out of the winepress?
LSB
He said, “If Yahweh does not save you, from where shall I save you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
LEB
He said, “No, let Yahweh help you. How can I save you? From the threshing floor or from the wine press?”
TLB
One day as the king of Israel was walking along the wall of the city, a woman called to him, “Help, my lord the king!” “If the Lord doesn’t help you, what can I do?” he retorted. “I have neither food nor wine to give you. However, what’s the matter?” She replied, “This woman proposed that we eat my son one day and her son the next. So we boiled my son and ate him, but the next day when I said, ‘Kill your son so we can eat him,’ she hid him.” When the king heard this he tore his clothes. (The people watching noticed through the rip he tore in them that he was wearing an inner robe made of sackcloth next to his flesh.)
MSG
He answered, “If God won’t help you, where on earth canI go for help? To the granary? To the dairy?”
MEV
He said, “If the Lord will not help you, how can I help you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?”
NOG
He answered, “If Yahweh doesn’t help you, how can I help you? I can’t give you something from the threshing floor or the winepress.”
NABRE
He replied, “If the Lord does not save you, where could I find means to save you? On the threshing floor? In the wine press?”
NASB
But he said, “If the Lord does not help you, from where am I to help you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
NASB1995
He said, “If the Lord does not help you, from where shall I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
NCB
He said, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?”
NCV
The king said, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, how can I? Can I get help from the threshing floor or from the winepress?”
NET
He replied, “No, let the Lord help you. How can I help you? The threshing floor and winepress are empty.”
NIRV
The king replied, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?”
NIV
The king replied, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?”
NIVUK
The king replied, ‘If the Lord does not help you, where can I get help for you? From the threshing floor? From the winepress?’
NKJV
And he said, “If the Lord does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?”
NLV
And he said, “If the Lord does not help you, from where can I help you? From the grain-floor, or from the grape-crusher?”
NLT
He answered, “If the Lord doesn’t help you, what can I do? I have neither food from the threshing floor nor wine from the press to give you.”
NRSVA
He said, ‘No! Let the Lord help you. How can I help you? From the threshing-floor or from the wine press?’
NRSVACE
He said, ‘No! Let the Lord help you. How can I help you? From the threshing-floor or from the wine press?’
NRSVCE
He said, “No! Let the Lord help you. How can I help you? From the threshing floor or from the wine press?”
NRSVUE
He said, “If the Lord does not help you, where would my help come from? From the threshing floor or from the winepress?”
OJB
And he said, If Hashem saves thee not, from where can I save thee? From the goren (threshing floor) or from the yekev (wine press)?
RGT
And he said, “The LORD does not help you. How could I help you with the barn or with the wine press?
RSV
And he said, “If the Lord will not help you, whence shall I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
RSVCE
And he said, “If the Lord will not help you, whence shall I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
TLV
But he said, “If Adonai doesn’t help you, how would I help you? From the threshing floor, or from the winepress?”
VOICE
King of Israel: How am I supposed to help you if the Eternal does not help you? Do you expect me to miraculously get food from empty storerooms or drink from the silent winepress?
WEB
He said, “If Yahweh doesn’t help you, where could I get help for you? From the threshing floor, or from the wine press?”
WYC
Which said (Who said), Nay, the Lord save thee; whereof may I save thee? (out) of [the] cornfloor, either (out) of [the] presser?
YLT
And he saith, `Jehovah doth not save thee -- whence do I save thee? out of the threshing-floor, or out of the wine-vat?'
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