When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “What does the noise of this tumult mean?” The man hurried, and came and told Eli.
Parallel translations
- KJV And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
- BSB Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.
- NKJV When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What does the sound of this tumult mean?” And the man came quickly and told Eli.
- NASB When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What does the noise of this commotion mean?” Then the man came hurriedly and told Eli.
- NLT “What is all the noise about?” Eli asked. The messenger rushed over to Eli,
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