2 Samuel 5:8

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

On that day he said, “Whoever attacks the Jebusites must use the water shaft to reach the lame and blind who are despised by David. ” That is why it is said, “The blind and the lame will never enter the palace.”

World English Bible (WEB)

David said on that day, “Whoever strikes the Jebusites, let him go up to the watercourse and strike those lame and blind, who are hated by David’s soul.” Therefore they say, “The blind and the lame can’t come into the house.”

King James Version (KJV)

And David said on that day, Whosoever getteth up to the gutter, and smiteth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David’s soul, he shall be chief and captain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into the house.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And David said on that day, Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites, let him get up to the watercourse, and [smite] the lame and the blind, that are hated of David`s soul. Wherefore they say, There are the blind and the lame; he cannot come into the house.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And that day David said, Whoever makes an attack on the Jebusites, let him go up by the water-pipe, and put to death all the blind and feeble-footed who are hated by David. And this is why they say, The blind and feeble-footed may not come into the house.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y dijo David aquel día: ¿Quién llegará hasta las canales, y herirá al Jebuseo, y á los cojos y ciegos, á los cuales el alma de David aborrece? Por esto se dijo: Ciego ni cojo no entrará en casa.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando el mensaje insultante de los jebuseos llegó a oídos de David, les dijo a sus soldados: «¡Vayan y ataquen a esos jebuseos! ¡Suban por el canal del agua y podrán matar a esos ciegos y cojos que tanto aborrezco!». Este es el origen del dicho: «Ni los ciegos ni los cojos pueden entrar al templo».