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1 Samuel 14:8,12 - Compare All Versions

1 Samuel 14:8 NIV (New International Version)

Jonathan said, “Come on, then; we will cross over toward them and let them see us.

1 Samuel 14:12 NIV (New International Version)

The men of the outpost shouted to Jonathan and his armor-bearer, “Come up to us and we’ll teach you a lesson.” So Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Climb up after me; the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel.”

1 Samuel 14:8 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we will cross over to the men, and we will show ourselves to them.

1 Samuel 14:12 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

And the men of the garrison hailed Jonathan and his armor-bearer and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you a thing.” And Jonathan said to his armor-bearer, “Come up after me, for the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel.”

1 Samuel 14:8 NLT (New Living Translation)

“All right, then,” Jonathan told him. “We will cross over and let them see us.

1 Samuel 14:12 NLT (New Living Translation)

Then the men from the outpost shouted to Jonathan, “Come on up here, and we’ll teach you a lesson!” “Come on, climb right behind me,” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “for the LORD will help us defeat them!”

1 Samuel 14:8 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

“All right,” Jonathan replied, “we’ll cross over to the men and then let them see us.

1 Samuel 14:12 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)

The men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armor-bearer. “Come on up, and we’ll teach you a lesson! ” they said. “Follow me,” Jonathan told his armor-bearer, “for the LORD has handed them over to Israel.”

1 Samuel 14:8 KJV (King James Version)

Then said Jonathan, Behold, we will pass over unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them.

1 Samuel 14:12 KJV (King James Version)

And the men of the garrison answered Jonathan and his armourbearer, and said, Come up to us, and we will shew you a thing. And Jonathan said unto his armourbearer, Come up after me: for the LORD hath delivered them into the hand of Israel.

1 Samuel 14:8 NKJV (New King James Version)

Then Jonathan said, “Very well, let us cross over to these men, and we will show ourselves to them.

I Samuel 14:12 NKJV (New King James Version)

Then the men of the garrison called to Jonathan and his armorbearer, and said, “Come up to us, and we will show you something.” Jonathan said to his armorbearer, “Come up after me, for the LORD has delivered them into the hand of Israel.”

1 Samuel 14:8-10 MSG (The Message)

Jonathan said, “Here’s what we’ll do. We’ll cross over the pass and let the men see we’re there. If they say, ‘Halt! Don’t move until we check you out,’ we’ll stay put and not go up. But if they say, ‘Come on up,’ we’ll go right up—and we’ll know GOD has given them to us. That will be our sign.”

1 Samuel 14:12 MSG (The Message)

Then they yelled down to Jonathan and his armor bearer, “Come on up here! We’ve got a thing or two to show you!”

1 Samuel 14:8 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

Then Jonathan said, “Behold, we are going to cross over to the men and reveal ourselves to them.

1 Samuel 14:12 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)

So the men of the garrison responded to Jonathan and his armor bearer and said, “Come up to us and we will inform you of something.” And Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up after me, for the LORD has handed them over to Israel.”

1 Samuel 14:8 AMP (Amplified Bible)

Jonathan said, “See now, we are going to cross over to the [Philistine] men and reveal ourselves to them.

1 Samuel 14:12 AMP (Amplified Bible)

So the men of the garrison responded to Jonathan and his armor bearer, “Come up to us and we will tell you something.” Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Climb up after me, for the LORD has given them into the hands of Israel.”

1 Samuel 14:8 NET (New English Translation)

Jonathan replied, “All right! We’ll go over to these men and fight them.

1 Samuel 14:12 NET (New English Translation)

Then the men of the garrison said to Jonathan and his armor bearer, “Come on up to us so we can teach you a thing or two!” Then Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come up behind me, for the LORD has given them into the hand of Israel!”