2 Kings 1:5

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?””

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BSBPD

“When the messengers returned to the king, he asked them, “Why have you returned?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them, Why are ye now turned back?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the messengers turn back unto him, and he saith unto them, `What <FI>is<Fi> this--ye have turned back!'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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