NLT
KJV
8. {SCJ}And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung [it: ]{SCJ.}
ASV
8. And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
ESV
8. And he answered him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.
ERVEN
8. But the servant answered, 'Master, let the tree have one more year to produce fruit. Let me dig up the dirt around it and fertilize it.
WEB
8. He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.
NET
8. But the worker answered him, 'Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer on it.
NLV
8. The servant said, 'Sir! Leave it here one more year. I will dig around it and put plant food on it.
HCSB
8. "But he replied to him, 'Sir, leave it this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it.
YLT
8. `And he answering saith to him, Sir, suffer it also this year, till that I may dig about it, and cast in dung;
LITV
8. And the vinedresser said to him, Sir, leave it also this year until I shall dig around it and throw manure;
RV
8. And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
NCV
8. But the servant answered, 'Master, let the tree have one more year to produce fruit. Let me dig up the dirt around it and put on some fertilizer.
MKJV
8. And answering, he said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and throw manure.
AKJV
8. And he answering said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
LXXEN
KJV
8. {SCJ}And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung [it: ]{SCJ.}
AMP
8. "But answering, he says to him, 'Lord, let it alone this year also, until which [time] I dig around it and put piles of manure [on it].
KJVP
8. {SCJ} And G1161 CONJ he G3588 T-NSM answering G611 V-AOP-NSM said G3004 V-PAI-3S unto him G846 P-DSM , Lord G2962 N-VSM , let it alone G863 V-2AAM-2S this G3588 T-ASN year G2094 N-ASN also G2532 CONJ , till G2193 CONJ I shall dig G4626 V-AAS-1S about G4012 PREP it G846 P-ASF , and G2532 CONJ dung G906 V-2AAS-1S [ it ] : {SCJ.}
YLT
8. `And he answering saith to him, Sir, suffer it also this year, till that I may dig about it, and cast in dung;
ASV
8. And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
WEB
8. He answered, 'Lord, leave it alone this year also, until I dig around it, and fertilize it.
NASB
8. He said to him in reply, 'Sir, leave it for this year also, and I shall cultivate the ground around it and fertilize it;
ESV
8. And he answered him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.
RV
8. And he answering saith unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
RSV
8. And he answered him, `Let it alone, sir, this year also, till I dig about it and put on manure.
NKJV
8. "But he answered and said to him, 'Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize [it.]
MKJV
8. And answering, he said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and throw manure.
AKJV
8. And he answering said to him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:
NRSV
8. He replied, 'Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it.
NIV
8. "`Sir,' the man replied,`leave it alone for one more year, and I'll dig round it and fertilise it.
NIRV
8. " 'Sir,' the man replied, 'leave it alone for one more year. I'll dig around it and feed it.
NLT
8. "The gardener answered, 'Sir, give it one more chance. Leave it another year, and I'll give it special attention and plenty of fertilizer.
MSG
8. "The gardener said, 'Let's give it another year. I'll dig around it and fertilize,
GNB
8. But the gardener answered, 'Leave it alone, sir, just one more year; I will dig around it and put in some fertilizer.
NET
8. But the worker answered him, 'Sir, leave it alone this year too, until I dig around it and put fertilizer on it.
ERVEN
8. But the servant answered, 'Master, let the tree have one more year to produce fruit. Let me dig up the dirt around it and fertilize it.