1 Samuel 2:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
"The LORD brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up.

New Living Translation
The LORD gives both death and life; he brings some down to the grave but raises others up.

English Standard Version
The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up.

Berean Study Bible
The LORD brings death and gives life; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

New American Standard Bible
“The LORD puts to death and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and brings up.

NASB 1995
"The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

NASB 1977
“The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol and raises up.

Amplified Bible
“The LORD puts to death and makes alive; He brings down to Sheol (the grave) and raises up [from the grave].

Christian Standard Bible
The LORD brings death and gives life; he sends some down to Sheol, and he raises others up.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD brings death and gives life; He sends some to Sheol, and He raises others up.

Contemporary English Version
You take away life, and you give life. You send people down to the world of the dead and bring them back again.

Good News Translation
The LORD kills and restores to life; he sends people to the world of the dead and brings them back again.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"The LORD kills, and he gives life. He makes [people] go down to the grave, and he raises them up [again].

International Standard Version
The LORD kills and gives life, he brings people down to where the dead are and he raises them up.

NET Bible
The LORD both kills and gives life; he brings down to the grave and raises up.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

New King James Version
“The LORD kills and makes alive; He brings down to the grave and brings up.

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD kills, and makes alive: he brings down to the grave, and brings up.

New Heart English Bible
"The LORD kills, and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.

World English Bible
"Yahweh kills, and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.

American King James Version
The LORD kills, and makes alive: he brings down to the grave, and brings up.

American Standard Version
Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

A Faithful Version
The LORD kills and makes alive. He brings down to the grave and brings up.

Darby Bible Translation
Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

English Revised Version
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
The Lord killeth and maketh aliue: bringeth downe to the graue and raiseth vp.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
The Lord kylleth and maketh alyue, bryngeth downe to the graue & fetcheth vp agayne.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The Lorde slayeth, and geueth life: he ledeth vnto hell, and bryngeth out agayne.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
YHWH puts to death, and keeps alive, "" He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.

Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah putteth to death, and keepeth alive, He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.

Smith's Literal Translation
Jehovah killing and giving life; bringing down to hades and bringing up.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord killeth and maketh alive, he bringeth down to hell and bringeth back again.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The Lord brings death, and he gives life. He leads away to death, and he brings back again.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH is he who puts to death and gives life, and he brings down to Sheol and brings up!

Lamsa Bible
It is the LORD who makes men to die and makes alive; he brings down to Sheol and brings up.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The LORD killeth, and maketh alive; He bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The Lord kills and makes alive; he brings down to the grave, and brings up.
















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