Verse Comparison: 2 Samuel 17:3
American Standard Version
and I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: `so' all the people shall be in peace.
Amplified® Bible
I will bring back all the people to you. [The removal of] the man whom you seek is the assurance that all will return; and all the people will be at peace.
Contemporary English Version
since he's the one you want to get rid of. Then I'll bring the whole nation back to you like a bride coming home to her husband. This way there won't be a civil war.
Darby English Version
and I will bring back all the people to thee. The man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: all the people shall be in peace.
Good News Bible
and then bring back all his men to you, like a bride returning to her husband. You want to kill only one man; the rest of the people will be safe."
King James Version
And I will bring back all the people unto thee: the man whom thou seekest is as if all returned: so all the people shall be in peace.
New American Standard Bible
and I will bring back all the people to you. The return of everyone depends on the man you seek; {then} all the people will be at peace."
New International Version
and bring all the people back to you. The death of the man you seek will mean the return of all; all the people will be unharmed."
New King James Version
Then I will bring back all the people to you. When all return except the man whom you seek, all the people will be at peace.”
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
and I will bring back all the people to you. The return of everyone depends on the man you seek; then all the people will live at peace."
Revised Standard Version
and I will bring all the people back to you as a bride comes home to her husband. You seek the life of only one man, and all the people will be at peace."
Young's Literal Translation
and I bring back all the people unto thee -- as the turning back of the whole `is' the man whom thou art seeking -- all the people are peace.
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