20And at the time of her death, when the women who are standing by her say, 'Fear not, for a son thou hast borne,' she hath not answered, nor set her heart to it;


In Context

17 And he who is bearing tidings answereth and saith, 'Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and also a great slaughter hath been among the people, and also thy two sons have died — Hophni and Phinehas — and the ark of God hath been captured.'

18 And it cometh to pass, at his mentioning the ark of God, that he falleth from off the throne backward, by the side of the gate, and his neck is broken, and he dieth, for the man is old and heavy, and he hath judged Israel forty years.

19 And his daughter-in-law, wife of Phinehas, is pregnant, about to bear, and she heareth the report of the taking of the ark of God, that her father-in-law and her husband have died, and she boweth, and beareth, for her pains have turned upon her.

20 And at the time of her death, when the women who are standing by her say, 'Fear not, for a son thou hast borne,' she hath not answered, nor set her heart to it;

21 and she calleth the youth I-Chabod, saying, 'Honour hath removed from Israel,' because of the taking of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

22 And she saith, 'Honour hath removed from Israel, for the ark of God hath been taken.'

1 Samuel 4:20 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:20As she was dying, the women attending her said, "Don't despair; you have given birth to a son." But she did not respond or pay any attention.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:20And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard [it. ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:20And when she was upon the point of death, they that stood about her said to her: Fear not, for thou hast borne a son. She answered them not, nor gave heed to them.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:20And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20And as she was dying, the women that stood by her said, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she did not answer, neither did she take it to heart.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

4:20And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said unto her, Fear not; for thou hast brought forth a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20And about the time of her death, the women that stood by her said to her, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:20About the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her, |Don't be afraid; for you have brought forth a son.| But she didn't answer, neither did she regard it.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:20And about the time of her death the women that stood by her said to her, Fear not; for you have born a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.