American Standard Version
"But 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. "
— 2 Kings 6:5, American Standard Version
“But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.”
“But 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."”
“As one of them was felling a log, the ax head dropped into the water. He shouted,“Oh no, my master! It was borrowed!””
“And it happened, as one was felling some timber, that the head of the ax fell into the water: and he cried out, and said: Alas, alas, alas, my lord, for this same was borrowed.”
“But one of them, while cutting a board, let the head of his axe go into the water; and he gave a cry, and said, This is a bad business, my master, for it is another's.”
“But as one was felling a beam, the axe head fell into the water: and he cried, and said, Alas, master! for it was borrowed.”
Let us go, we pray thee, unto the Jordan, and take thence every man a beam, and let us make us a place there, where we may dwell. And he answered, Go ye.
And one said, Be pleased, I pray thee, to go with thy servants. And he answered, I will go.
So he went with them. And when they came to the Jordan, they cut down wood.
But 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.
And the man of God said, Where fell it? And he showed him the place. And he cut down a stick, and cast it in thither, and made the iron to swim.
And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.
Now the king of Syria was warring against Israel; and he took counsel with his servants, saying, In such and such a place shall be my camp.