ESV
KJV
4. {SCJ}And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. {SCJ.}
ASV
4. and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.
ERVEN
4. While he was scattering the seed, some of it fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed.
NLT
4. As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it.
WEB
4. and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
NET
4. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
NLV
4. As he planted the seed, some fell by the side of the road. Birds came and ate them.
HCSB
4. As he sowed, this occurred: Some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
YLT
4. and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;
LITV
4. And as he sowed, it happened that one indeed fell by the wayside; and the birds of the heaven came and devoured it.
RV
4. and it came to pass, as he sowed, some {cf15i seed} fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.
NCV
4. While he was planting, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and ate it up.
MKJV
4. And as he sowed, it happened that indeed some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and ate it up.
AKJV
4. And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
LXXEN
KJV
4. {SCJ}And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. {SCJ.}
AMP
4. And as he was sowing, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
KJVP
4. {SCJ} And G2532 CONJ it came to pass G1096 V-2ADI-3S , as he sowed G4687 V-PAN , some G3739 R-NSN fell G4098 V-2AAI-3S by G3844 PREP the G3588 T-ASF way side G3598 N-ASF , and G2532 CONJ the G3588 T-NPN fowls G4071 N-NPN of the G3588 T-NPN air G3772 came G2064 V-2AAI-3S and G2532 CONJ devoured it up G2719 V-2AAI-3S . {SCJ.}
YLT
4. and it came to pass, in the sowing, some fell by the way, and the fowls of the heaven did come and devour it;
ASV
4. and it came to pass, as he sowed, some seed fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.
WEB
4. and it happened, as he sowed, some seed fell by the road, and the birds came and devoured it.
NASB
4. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
ESV
4. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
RV
4. and it came to pass, as he sowed, some {cf15i seed} fell by the way side, and the birds came and devoured it.
RSV
4. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
NKJV
4. "And it happened, as he sowed, [that] some [seed] fell by the wayside; and the birds of the air came and devoured it.
MKJV
4. And as he sowed, it happened that indeed some fell by the wayside, and the fowls of the air came and ate it up.
AKJV
4. And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up.
NRSV
4. And as he sowed, some seed fell on the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
NIV
4. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
NIRV
4. He scattered the seed on the ground. Some fell on a path. Birds came and ate it up.
NLT
4. As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed fell on a footpath, and the birds came and ate it.
MSG
4. As he scattered the seed, some of it fell on the road and birds ate it.
GNB
4. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up.
NET
4. And as he sowed, some seed fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured it.
ERVEN
4. While he was scattering the seed, some of it fell by the road. The birds came and ate all that seed.