5And it happened, as one was felling some timber, that the head of the axe fell into the water: and he cried out, and said: Alas, alas, alas, my lord, for this same was borrowed.


In Context

2 Let us go as far as the Jordan and take out of the wood every man a piece of timber, that we may build us there a place to dwell in. And he said: Go.

3 And one of them said: But come thou also with thy servants. He answered: I will come.

4 So he went with them. And when they were come to the Jordan they cut down wood.

5 And it happened, as one was felling some timber, that the head of the axe fell into the water: and he cried out, and said: Alas, alas, alas, my lord, for this same was borrowed.

6 And the man of God said: Where did it fall? and he shewed him the place. Then he cut off a piece of wood, and cast it in thither: and the iron swam.

7 And he said: Take it up. And he put out his hand and took it.

2 Kings 6:5 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:5As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. "Oh, my lord," he cried out, "it was borrowed!"

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:5But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:5But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water; and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5And it came to pass as one was felling a beam, that the iron fell into the water; and he cried and said, Alas, master, and it was borrowed!

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

6:5But as one was felling a beam, the axe-head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, my master! for it was borrowed.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water. Then he cried, and said, |Alas, my master! For it was borrowed.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:5and it cometh to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron hath fallen into the water, and he crieth and saith, 'Alas! my lord, and it asked!'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:5But as one was felling a beam, the ax head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.