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Judges 9:2
New International Version
Judges 9:2
New International Version
2 “Ask all the citizens of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: to have all seventy of Jerub-Baal’s sons rule over you, or just one man?’ Remember, I am your flesh and blood.(A)”
Judges 9:2
King James Version
Judges 9:2
King James Version
2 Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether is better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, which are threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I am your bone and your flesh.
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Judges 9:2
New King James Version
Judges 9:2
New King James Version
2 “Please speak in the hearing of all the men of Shechem: ‘Which is better for you, that all (A)seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal reign over you, or that one reign over you?’ Remember that I am your own flesh and (B)bone.”
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Judges 9:2
English Standard Version
Judges 9:2
English Standard Version
2 “Say in the ears of all the leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you, that all (A)seventy of the sons of Jerubbaal rule over you, or that one rule over you?’ Remember also that (B)I am (C)your bone and your flesh.”
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Judges 9:2
New American Standard Bible
Judges 9:2
New American Standard Bible
2 “Speak, now, in the hearing of all the [a]leaders of Shechem, ‘Which is better for you: for (A)seventy men, all the sons of Jerubbaal, to rule over you, or for one man to rule over you?’ Also, remember that I am (B)your bone and your flesh.”
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