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BSB § And no blacksmith could be found in all the land of Israel, because the Philistines had said, “The Hebrews must not be allowed to make swords or spears.”

OEB Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, ‘The Hebrews must not make swords or spears,’

WEB Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;

WMB Now there was no blacksmith found throughout all Eretz-Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears”;

NET A blacksmith could not be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “This will prevent the Hebrews from making swords and spears.”

LSV And a craftsman is not found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, “Lest the Hebrews make sword or spear”;

FBV There wasn't a blacksmith to be found anywhere in Israel, because the Philistines had said, “So that the Hebrews don't make swords and spears.”

T4T At that time, there were no men in Israel who ◄were blacksmiths/could make things from iron►. The people of Philistia would not permit the Israelis to do that, because they were afraid that they would make iron swords and spears for the Hebrews to fight with.

LEB Now no skilled craftsman could be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had said, “So that the Hebrews cannot make swords or spears for themselves.”

BBE Now there was no iron-worker in all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, For fear the Hebrews make themselves swords or spears:

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JPS Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said: 'Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears';

ASV Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

DRA Now there was no smith to be found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines had taken this precaution, lest the Hebrews should make them swords or spears.

YLT And an artificer is not found in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, 'Lest the Hebrews make sword or spear;'

DBY Now there was no smith found throughout the land of Israel; for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears.

RV Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:

WBS Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: (for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:)

KJB ¶ Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears:
  (¶ Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears: )

BB There was no smith founde throughout all the lande of Israel: For the Philistines sayde, Lest the Hebrues make them swordes or speares.
  (There was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: For the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make them swords or speares.)

GNV Then there was no smith founde throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistims sayde, Lest the Ebrewes make them swordes or speares.
  (Then there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel: for the Philistims said, Lest the Ebrewes make them swords or speares. )

CB But there was not a smyth founde in all the lode of Israel: for ye Philistynes thoughte: The Hebrues mighte happly make swerdes and speares.
  (But there was not a smyth found in all the land of Israel: for ye/you_all Philistynes thoughte: The Hebrews mighte happly make swerdes and speares.)

WYC Forsothe `no smyyth of yrun was foundun in al the lond of Israel; for Filisteis `weren war, ether eschewiden, lest perauenture Ebreis maden a swerd ether a spere.
  (Forsothe `no smyyth of yrun was foundun in all the land of Israel; for Filisteis `weren war, ether eshowedn, lest perauenture Ebreis maden a swerd ether a spere.)

LUT Es ward aber kein Schmied im ganzen Lande Israel erfunden, denn die Philister gedachten, die Ebräer möchten Schwert und Spieß machen.
  (It was but kein Schmied in_the ganzen land Israel erfunden, because the Philister thoughtn, the Ebräer möchten Schwert and Spieß machen.)

CLV Porro faber ferrarius non inveniebatur in omni terra Israël: caverant enim Philisthiim, ne forte facerent Hebræi gladium aut lanceam.
  (Porro faber ferrarius not/no inveniebatur in all earth/land Israël: caverant because Philisthiim, ne forte facerent Hebræi gladium aut lanceam. )

BRN And there was not found a smith in all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make themselves sword or spear.

BrLXX Καὶ τέκτων σιδήρου οὐχ εὑρίσκετο ἐν πάσῃ γῇ Ἰσραὴλ, ὅτι εἶπον οἱ ἀλλόφυλοι, μὴ ποιήσωσιν οἱ Ἑβραῖοι ῥομφαίαν καὶ δόρυ.
  (Kai tektōn sidaʸrou ouⱪ heurisketo en pasaʸ gaʸ Israaʸl, hoti eipon hoi allofuloi, maʸ poiaʸsōsin hoi Hebraioi ɽomfaian kai doru. )