ESV
KJV
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
ASV
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
ERVEN
14. Abner said to Joab, "Let's have the young soldiers get up and have a contest here." Joab said, "Yes, let's have a contest."
NLT
14. Then Abner suggested to Joab, "Let's have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us." "All right," Joab agreed.
WEB
14. Abner said to Joab, Please let the young men arise and play before us. Joab said, Let them arise.
NET
14. Abner said to Joab, "Let the soldiers get up and fight before us." Joab said, "So be it!"
NLV
14. Then Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men get up and have a test of strength in front of us." And Joab said, "Let them get up."
HCSB
14. Then Abner said to Joab, "Let's have the young men get up and compete in front of us." "Let them get up," Joab replied.
YLT
14. And Abner saith unto Joab, `Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;` and Joab saith, `Let them rise.`
LITV
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men rise up now and play before us. And Joab said, Let them rise.
RV
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
NCV
14. Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men have a contest here." Joab said, "Yes, let them have a contest."
MKJV
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
AKJV
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
LXXEN
14. And Abenner said to Joab, Let now the young men arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
KJV
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
AMP
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and have a contest before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
KJVP
14. And Abner H74 said H559 W-VQY3MS to H413 PREP Joab H3097 , Let the young men H5288 D-NMP now H4994 IJEC arise H6965 VQY3MP , and play H7832 before H6440 us . And Joab H3097 said H559 W-VQY3MS , Let them arise H6965 .
YLT
14. And Abner saith unto Joab, `Let the youths rise, I pray thee, and they play before us;` and Joab saith, `Let them rise.`
ASV
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
WEB
14. Abner said to Joab, Please let the young men arise and play before us. Joab said, Let them arise.
NASB
14. Then Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men rise and perform for us." Joab replied, "All right!"
ESV
14. And Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men arise and compete before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."
RV
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men, I pray thee, arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
RSV
14. And Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men arise and play before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."
NKJV
14. Then Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men now arise and compete before us." And Joab said, "Let them arise."
MKJV
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
AKJV
14. And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said, Let them arise.
NRSV
14. Abner said to Joab, "Let the young men come forward and have a contest before us." Joab said, "Let them come forward."
NIV
14. Then Abner said to Joab, "Let's have some of the young men get up and fight hand to hand in front of us." "All right, let them do it," Joab said.
NIRV
14. Then Abner said to Joab, "Let's have some of the young men get up and fight. Let's tell them to fight hand to hand in front of us." "All right. Let them do it," Joab said.
NLT
14. Then Abner suggested to Joab, "Let's have a few of our warriors fight hand to hand here in front of us." "All right," Joab agreed.
MSG
14. Abner challenged Joab, "Put up your best fighters. Let's see them do their stuff." Joab said, "Good! Let them go at it!"
GNB
14. Abner said to Joab, "Let's have some of the young men from each side fight an armed contest." "All right," Joab answered.
NET
14. Abner said to Joab, "Let the soldiers get up and fight before us." Joab said, "So be it!"
ERVEN
14. Abner said to Joab, "Let's have the young soldiers get up and have a contest here." Joab said, "Yes, let's have a contest."