New International Version
the chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

New Living Translation
The princes stood in silence and put their hands over their mouths.

English Standard Version
the princes refrained from talking and laid their hand on their mouth;

Berean Standard Bible
The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

King James Bible
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

New King James Version
The princes refrained from talking, And put their hand on their mouth;

New American Standard Bible
“The leaders stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;

NASB 1995
“The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;

NASB 1977
“The princes stopped talking, And put their hands on their mouths;

Legacy Standard Bible
The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;

Amplified Bible
The princes stopped talking And put their hands on their mouths;

Christian Standard Bible
City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
City officials stopped talking and covered their mouths with their hands.

American Standard Version
The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Princes were restrained in words, and they placed their hands on their mouths

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the great men ceased speaking, and laid their finger on their mouth.

Contemporary English Version
while the older ones stood

Douay-Rheims Bible
The princes ceased to speak, and laid the finger on their mouth.

English Revised Version
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Princes held back [their] words and put their hands over their mouths.

Good News Translation
The leaders of the people would stop talking;

International Standard Version
Nobles would refrain from speaking, covering their mouths with their hands.

JPS Tanakh 1917
The princes refrained talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;

Literal Standard Version
Princes have kept in words, | And they place a hand on their mouth.

Majority Standard Bible
The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

New American Bible
Officials refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;

NET Bible
the chief men refrained from talking and covered their mouths with their hands;

New Revised Standard Version
the nobles refrained from talking, and laid their hands on their mouths;

New Heart English Bible
The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

Webster's Bible Translation
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

World English Bible
The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

Young's Literal Translation
Princes have kept in words, And a hand they place on their mouth.

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