Berean Standard Bible
“quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.”
After naming well-known heroes, the writer speeds up and lists what faith accomplished across Israel's history, without always naming the people. This verse belongs to the triumphant half of the list, before the tone turns toward suffering and loss.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
quenched the raging fire, and escaped the edge of the sword; who gained strength from weakness, became mighty in battle, and put foreign armies to flight.
World English Bible (WEB)
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, grew mighty in war, and caused foreign armies to flee.
King James Version (KJV)
Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens.
American Standard Version (ASV)
quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, from weakness were made strong, waxed mighty in war, turned to flight armies of aliens.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Put out the power of fire, got safely away from the edge of the sword, were made strong when they had been feeble, became full of power in war, and put to flight the armies of the nations.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
quenched the power of fire, escaped the mouth of the sword, were made powerful out of infirmities, became strong in battle, caused to give way camps of the aliens.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Apagaron fuegos impetuosos, evitaron filo de cuchillo, convalecieron de enfermedades, fueron hechos fuertes en batallas, trastornaron campos de extraños.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
apagaron grandes fuegos y escaparon del filo de la espada, sacaron fuerzas de la debilidad y llegaron a ser tan poderosos en la guerra que hicieron huir a los ejércitos extranjeros.
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