Judith 7:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 This people, the Israelites, do not rely on their spears but on the height of the mountains where they live, for it is not easy to reach the tops of their mountains. More versionsCommon English Bible These people, the Israelites, don’t rely on their spears but on the height of the hills where they live, because it isn’t easy to climb up to their hilltops. Catholic Public Domain Version And these words were pleasing before Holofernes and before his attendants, and so he stationed a hundred men around every spring. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And these words pleased Holofernes, and his officers: and he placed all round about a hundred men at every spring. Good News Translation (US Version) These Israelites do not rely on their weapons for defense but rather on the height of the mountains where they live, since the mountains are not easy to climb. World English Bible - American English Edition - without Strong's Numbers For this people of the children of Israel do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, for it is not easy to come up to the tops of their mountains. Contemporary English Version Interconfessional Edition These Israelites count on the mountains and hills around them to keep them safe, even more than they count on their weapons. That's because the mountains are very steep and difficult to climb. |