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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
ואלי דבר יגנב ותקח אזני שמץ מנהו
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
vAly dbr ygnb vtqKH Azny SHmTS mnhv

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
porro ad me dictum est verbum absconditum et quasi furtive suscepit auris mea venas susurri eius

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a little thereof.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
Authorized (King James) Version   
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
New King James Version   
“Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it.
21st Century King James Version   
“Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.
Darby Bible Translation   
Now to me a word was secretly brought, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Now there was a word spoken to me in private, and my ears by stealth as it were received the veins of its whisper.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
“Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it.
God's Word   
"I was told something secretly and heard something whispered in my ear.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
A word was brought to me in secret; my ears caught a whisper of it.
International Standard Version   
"A message was confided to me; my ear caught a whisper of it.
NET Bible   
"Now a word was secretly brought to me, and my ear caught a whisper of it.
New American Standard Bible   
"Now a word was brought to me stealthily, And my ear received a whisper of it.
New International Version   
"A word was secretly brought to me, my ears caught a whisper of it.
New Living Translation   
"This truth was given to me in secret, as though whispered in my ear.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a small sound of it.
The World English Bible   
"Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.
EasyEnglish Bible   
One night I heard a quiet voice. Someone spoke to me and told me a secret.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
And unto me a thing is secretly brought, And receive doth mine ear a little of it.
New Life Version   
“Now a word was brought to me in secret. My ear heard it spoken in a quiet voice.
The Voice Bible   
Now, listen: a secret word was delivered to me; my ears caught hold of a whisper.
Living Bible   
“This truth was given me in secret, as though whispered in my ear.
New Catholic Bible   
“A word was quietly brought to me; a whisper of it reached my ears.
Legacy Standard Bible   
“Now a word was brought to me stealthily, And my ear received a whisper of it.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Now the matter was also hidden from me, but my ear has perceived a little of it.
Christian Standard Bible   
A word was brought to me in secret; my ears caught a whisper of it.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.
New Century Version   
“A word was brought to me in secret, and my ears heard a whisper of it.
The Message   
“A word came to me in secret— a mere whisper of a word, but I heard it clearly. It came in a scary dream one night, after I had fallen into a deep, deep sleep. Dread stared me in the face, and Terror. I was scared to death—I shook from head to foot. A spirit glided right in front of me— the hair on my head stood on end. I couldn’t tell what it was that appeared there— a blur . . . and then I heard a muffled voice:
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
A word was delivered to me secretly. My ears caught a whisper of it.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
“Now a word came stealing to me, my ear received the whisper of it.
Good News Translation®   
Once a message came quietly, so quietly I could hardly hear it.
Wycliffe Bible   
Certainly an hid word was said to me, and mine ear took as it were thief-like the veins of the privy speaking thereof. (Truly a hidden word was said to me, and my ear caught it like the stolen whispers of private speaking.)
Contemporary English Version   
A secret was told to me in a faint whisper—
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
“Now a word was brought to me stealthily, my ear received the whisper of it.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
“Now a word came stealing to me; my ear received the whisper of it.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
‘Now a word came stealing to me, my ear received the whisper of it.
Common English Bible © 2011   
But a word sneaked up on me; my ears caught a hint of it.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
“Now a word was secretly brought to me, And my ear received a whisper of it.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
“Now a word was brought to me stealthily; my ear received the whisper of it.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
A word was stealthily brought to me, my ear caught a whisper of it.
New American Standard Bible   
“Now a word was brought to me secretly, And my ear received a whisper of it.
The Expanded Bible   
“A word ·was brought to me in secret [L stole over me], and my ears heard a whisper of it [C Eliphaz claims a supernatural revelation that supports his teaching].
Tree of Life Version   
Now a word was secretly brought to me, and my ear caught a whisper of it.
Revised Standard Version   
“Now a word was brought to me stealthily, my ear received the whisper of it.
New International Reader's Version   
“A message came to me in secret. It was as quiet as a whisper.
BRG Bible   
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
Complete Jewish Bible   
“For a word was stealthily brought to me, my ear caught only a whisper of it.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
‘Now a word came stealing to me, my ear received the whisper of it.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Now a davar was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a whisper thereof.
Names of God Bible   
“I was told something secretly and heard something whispered in my ear.
Modern English Version   
“Now a word was brought to me secretly, and my ear received a whisper of it.
Easy-to-Read Version   
“I happened to hear a message. My ears caught a whisper of it.
International Children’s Bible   
“A word was brought to me in secret. My ears heard a whisper of it.
Lexham English Bible   
“And a word came stealing to me, and my ear received the whisper from it.
New International Version - UK   
‘A word was secretly brought to me, my ears caught a whisper of it.