Berean Standard Bible
“Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.”
Saul and Jonathan have died in battle against the Philistines, and David has received the news. Instead of rejoicing at his enemy's fall, he composes a lament, the Song of the Bow.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Tell it not in Gath; proclaim it not in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, and the daughters of the uncircumcised exult.
World English Bible (WEB)
Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t publish it in the streets of Ashkelon, lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
King James Version (KJV)
Tell it not in Gath, publish it not in the streets of Askelon; lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Tell it not in Gath, Publish it not in the streets of Ashkelon; Lest the daughters of the Philistines rejoice, Lest the daughters of the uncircumcised triumph.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Give no news of it in Gath, let it not be said in the streets of Ashkelon; or the daughters of the Philistines will be glad, the daughters of men without circumcision will be uplifted in joy.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
No lo denunciéis en Gath, no deis las nuevas en las plazas de Ascalón; porque no se alegren las hijas de los Filisteos, porque no salten de gozo las hijas de los incircuncisos.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
»¡Que no lo sepan los filisteos, para que no se gocen! ¡Que no lo sepan las ciudades de Gat y Ascalón, para que no se burlen esa gente idólatra!
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