The third day after I delivered, this woman delivered also. We were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, just us two in the house.
Parallel translations
- KJV And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this woman was delivered also: and we were together; there was no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house.
- BSB On the third day after I gave birth, this woman also had a baby. We were alone, with no one in the house but the two of us.
- NKJV Then it happened, the third day after I had given birth, that this woman also gave birth. And we were together; no one was with us in the house, except the two of us in the house.
- NASB And it happened on the third day after I gave birth, that this woman also gave birth to a child, and we were together. There was no stranger with us in the house, only the two of us in the house.
- NLT Three days later this woman also had a baby. We were alone; there were only two of us in the house.
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