King James Bible
KJVTherefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.
Explore this verse across multiple translations to discover the richness and depth of Scripture.
The verse Genesis 20:8 varies across translations. For example, the KJV emphasizes certain traditional terms, while the ASV offers a more literal rendering. This page provides a side-by-side comparison of all available translations to highlight these nuances.
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King James BibleKJV | Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. | |
American Standard VersionASV | And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. And the men were sore afraid. | |
Douay Rheims BibleDRB | And Abimelech forthwith rising up in the night, called all his servants: and spoke all these words in their hearing, and all the men were exceedingly afraid. | |
Darby Bible TranslationDBT | And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and spoke all these words in their ears; and the men were greatly afraid. | |
English Revised VersionERV | And Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. | |
Webster Bible TranslationWBT | Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were greatly afraid. | |
World English BibleWEB | Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ear. The men were very scared. | |
Young's Literal TranslationYLT | And Abimelech riseth early in the morning, and calleth for all his servants, and speaketh all these words in their ears; and the men fear exceedingly; | |
American King James VersionAKJV | Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid. |