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As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axe head fell into the water. “Oh, my master,” he cried out, “it was borrowed!”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
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.”
World English Bible (WEB)
But as one{H259} was felling{H5307}{(H8688)} a beam{H6982}, the axe head{H1270} fell{H5307}{(H8804)} into the water{H4325}: and he cried{H6817}{(H8799)}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Alas{H162}, master{H113}! for it was borrowed{H7592}{(H8803)}.
Strong's King James
and 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!’
Young's Literal Translation
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