New International VersionFinally, a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “’By what means?’ the LORD asked.
New Living Translationand finally a spirit approached the LORD and said, ‘I can do it!’ “‘How will you do this?’ the LORD asked.
English Standard VersionThen a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ And the LORD said to him, ‘By what means?’
Berean Standard BibleThen a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
King James BibleThen there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?
New King James VersionThen a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will persuade him.’ The LORD said to him, ‘In what way?’
New American Standard BibleThen a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ And the LORD said to him, ‘How?’
NASB 1995“Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ And the LORD said to him, ‘How?’
NASB 1977“Then a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ And the LORD said to him, ‘How?’
Legacy Standard BibleThen a spirit came forward and stood before Yahweh and said, ‘I will entice him.’ And Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’
Amplified BibleThen a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD and said, ‘I will entice him.’ The LORD said to him, ‘By what means?’
Christian Standard Bible“Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “The LORD asked him, ‘How? ’
Holman Christian Standard Bible“Then a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “The LORD asked him, ‘How?’
American Standard VersionAnd there came forth a spirit, and stood before Jehovah, and said, I will entice him. And Jehovah said unto him, Wherewith?
Contemporary English Versionthen finally a spirit came forward and said to the LORD, "I can trick Ahab." "How?" the LORD asked.
English Revised VersionAnd there came forth a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him, Wherewith?
GOD'S WORD® Translation"Then the Spirit stepped forward, stood in front of the LORD, and said, 'I will deceive him.' " 'How?' the LORD asked.
Good News Translationuntil a spirit stepped forward, approached the LORD, and said, 'I will deceive him.' 'How?' the LORD asked.
International Standard Version"But then a spirit approached, stood in front of the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' "And the LORD asked him, 'How?'
NET BibleThen a spirit stepped forward and stood before the LORD. He said, 'I will deceive him.' The LORD asked him, 'How?'
New Heart English BibleA spirit came out, stood before the LORD, and said, 'I will entice him.' "The LORD said to him, 'How?'
Webster's Bible TranslationThen there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said, I will entice him. And the LORD said to him, With what?
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleThen a spirit came forward, stood before the LORD, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ ‘By what means?’ asked the LORD.
World English BibleA spirit came out, stood before Yahweh, and said, ‘I will entice him.’ “Yahweh said to him, ‘How?’
Literal Translations
Literal Standard VersionAnd the spirit goes out, and stands before YHWH, and says, I entice him; and YHWH says to him, With what?
Young's Literal Translation And go out doth the spirit, and stand before Jehovah, and saith, I do entice him; and Jehovah saith unto him, With what?
Smith's Literal TranslationAnd a spirit will come forth and stand before Jehovah, and say, I will persuade. And Jehovah will say, In what?
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims BibleThere came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said: I will deceive him. And the Lord said to him: By what means wilt thou deceive him?
Catholic Public Domain Versionthere came forward a spirit, and he stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will deceive him.’ And the Lord said to him, ‘In what way will you deceive him?’
New American Bibleuntil this spirit came forth and stood before the LORD, saying, ‘I will deceive him.’ The LORD asked: How?
New Revised Standard Versionuntil a spirit came forward and stood before the LORD, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ The LORD asked him, ‘How?’
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleThen there came out a spirit, and stood before the LORD and said, I will entice him, and the LORD said to him, With what?
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedAnd a spirit went out and stood before LORD JEHOVAH and said: ‘I am seducing him!’ And LORD JEHOVAH said to him: ‘With what?’
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917And there came forth the spirit, and stood before the LORD, and said: I will entice him. And the LORD said unto him: Wherewith?
Brenton Septuagint TranslationAnd there came forth a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will deceive him. And the Lord said, Whereby?
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