Judith 10:19 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 They marveled at her beauty and admired the Israelites, judging them by her. They said to one another, “Who can despise these people, who have women like this among them? It is not wise to leave one of their men alive, for if we let them go they will be able to beguile the whole world!” More versionsCommon English Bible They were amazed by her beauty and admired the Israelites because of her. They said to each other, “Who will underestimate these people when they have such women? It wouldn’t be good to leave even one of their men alive, for they could beguile the whole world.” Catholic Public Domain Version And so, Judith looked upon Holofernes, sitting under a canopy, which was woven from purple and gold, with emeralds and precious stones. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Judith seeing Holofernes sitting under a canopy, which was woven of purple and gold, with emeralds and precious stones: Good News Translation (US Version) They were greatly impressed by her beauty and wondered what kind of people the Israelites were. “Who can have contempt for people whose women are so beautiful?” they asked one another. “We had better kill all the men, or else these Jews will be able to charm the whole world.” World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers They marveled at her beauty, and marveled at the children of Israel because of her. Each one said to his neighbor, “Who would despise these people, who have among them such women? For it is not good that one man of them be left, seeing that, if they are let go, they will be able to deceive the whole earth. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition She was so beautiful that they stared at her and said to each other, “If every Israelite woman is this lovely, no one would want to destroy their nation. We need to be sure to kill all the Israelite men, so that they won't be able to use their beautiful women to trick and defeat the whole world.” |