Berean Standard Bible
“As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!””
Elisha and a group of prophets are expanding their community by the Jordan, and each man is cutting down a beam for a new meeting place. A prophet is working with a borrowed axe head.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”
World English Bible (WEB)
But as one was cutting down a tree, the ax head fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, “Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.”
King James Version (KJV)
But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.
American Standard Version (ASV)
But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y aconteció que derribando uno un árbol, cayósele el hacha en el agua; y dió voces, diciendo: ¡Ah, señor mío, que era emprestada!
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
pero a uno de ellos se le cayó el hacha al río. ―¡Señor, era prestada! —gritó.
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