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Berean Standard Bible

“So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?””

Jonah 4:11

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Jonah has reluctantly preached in Nineveh, and the city has repented. Instead of rejoicing, he is angry that God spared his enemies, and he sits outside the city waiting.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Shouldn’t I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can’t discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much livestock?”

King James Version (KJV)

And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

American Standard Version (ASV)

and should not I have regard for Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And am I not to have mercy on Nineveh, that great town, in which there are more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons without the power of judging between right and left, as well as much cattle?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Y no tendré yo piedad de Nínive, aquella grande ciudad donde hay más de ciento y veinte mil personas que no conocen su mano derecha ni su mano izquierda, y muchos animales?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Y ¿por qué no iba yo a tener lástima de la gran ciudad de Nínive, con sus ciento veinte mil habitantes que no saben distinguir entre lo bueno y lo malo, y de todo su ganado?

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