New International VersionIt was because you, the Levites, did not bring it up the first time that the LORD our God broke out in anger against us. We did not inquire of him about how to do it in the prescribed way.”
New Living TranslationBecause you Levites did not carry the Ark the first time, the anger of the LORD our God burst out against us. We failed to ask God how to move it properly.”
English Standard VersionBecause you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not seek him according to the rule.”
Berean Standard BibleIt was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
King James BibleFor because ye
did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
New King James VersionFor because you
did not
do it the first
time, the LORD our God broke out against us, because we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
New American Standard BibleBecause you did not
carry it at the first, the LORD our God made an outburst against us, since we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.”
NASB 1995“Because you did not carry it at the first, the LORD our God made an outburst on us, for we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.”
NASB 1977“Because you did not
carry it at the first, the LORD our God made an outburst on us, for we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.”
Legacy Standard BibleBecause you did not
carry it at the first, Yahweh our God broke out against us, for we did not seek Him according to the
legal judgment.”
Amplified BibleBecause you did not [carry it as God directed] the first time, the LORD our God made an [angry] outburst against us, for we did not seek Him in accordance with the ordinance.”
Christian Standard BibleFor the LORD our God burst out in anger against us because you Levites were not with us the first time, for we didn’t inquire of him about the proper procedures.”
Holman Christian Standard BibleFor the LORD our God burst out in anger against us because you Levites were not with us the first time, for we didn’t inquire of Him about the proper procedures.”
American Standard VersionFor because ye bare it not at the first, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the ordinance.
Contemporary English VersionThe first time we tried to bring the chest to Jerusalem, we didn't ask the LORD what he wanted us to do. He was angry with us, because you Levites weren't there to carry the chest."
English Revised VersionFor because ye bare it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not according to the ordinance.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationBecause you weren't there the first time, the LORD our God struck us. We hadn't dedicated our lives to serving him in the way [he] designated."
Good News TranslationBecause you were not there to carry it the first time, the LORD our God punished us for not worshiping him as we should have done."
International Standard VersionBecause you didn't carry it from the very first, the LORD our God attacked us, since we didn't care for it appropriately."
NET BibleThe first time you did not carry it; that is why the LORD God attacked us, because we did not ask him about the proper way to carry it."
New Heart English BibleFor because you were not prepared the first time, the LORD our God made an outbreak against us, because we did not seek him according to the ordinance."
Webster's Bible TranslationFor because ye did it not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought him not after the due order.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleIt was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.”
World English BibleFor because you didn’t carry it at first, Yahweh our God broke out in anger against us, because we didn’t seek him according to the ordinance.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Versionbecause you [did] not [do it] at the first, our God YHWH made a breach on us, because we did not seek Him according to the ordinance.”
Young's Literal Translation because at the first it was not ye, Jehovah our God made a breach upon us, because we sought Him not according to the ordinance.'
Smith's Literal TranslationFor ye not from the first, Jehovah our God broke forth upon us, for we sought him not according to judgment.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims BibleLest as the Lord at first struck us, because you were not present, the same should now also come to pass, by our doing some thing against the law.
Catholic Public Domain VersionOtherwise, as it was before, when the Lord struck us because you were not present, so also it might be now, if we do what is illicit.”
New American BibleBecause you were not with us the first time, the LORD our God broke out against us, for we did not seek him aright.”
New Revised Standard VersionBecause you did not carry it the first time, the LORD our God burst out against us, because we did not give it proper care.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleSo that the LORD our God may not smite us because we did not seek him after the due order.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedLest LORD JEHOVAH our God would break through upon us, because we did not inquire of him about the decision.”
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917For because ye [bore it] not at the first, the LORD our God made a breach upon us, for that we sought Him not according to the ordinance.'
Brenton Septuagint TranslationFor because ye were not
ready at the first, our God made a breach upon us, because we sought him not according to the ordinance.
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