“当时你们人丁有限，数目稀少，并且在那地为寄居的；

当时，你们人丁有限，数目稀少，在那地寄居。

当时，你们人丁有限，数目稀少，在那地寄居。

“那时他们人丁稀少，在当地寄居，

那时你们人丁单薄，数目很少，又是在那地作寄居的。’

當時你們人丁有限，數目稀少，並且在那地為寄居的；

當時，你們人丁有限，數目稀少，在那地寄居。

當時，你們人丁有限，數目稀少，在那地寄居。

「那時他們人丁稀少，在當地寄居，

那時你們人丁單薄，數目很少，又是在那地作寄居的。’

當時他們人數有限，實在很少，並且在那地做寄居者；

昔爾人寡、其數無幾、旅於斯土兮、

當時以色列族、其數無幾、旅於斯土、

當時爾曹人數無幾、生齒未繁、在斯地寄居為旅、

When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,

At first there weren’t very many of God’s people. There were only a few. And they were strangers in the land.

When you were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,

He said this when you were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan

When they were only a few in number, Very few, and strangers in it,

When you were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.

When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;

When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan

When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

When they were few in number, just a very few, and foreign residents within it,

when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners were in it.

雅各對西緬和利未說：「你們給我帶來了禍患，使我在這地的居民，就是在迦南人和比利洗人中間，有了臭名。我的人數稀少，如果他們聚集起來對付我、攻擊我，我和我家就會被除滅。」

這些人都懷著信仰死去，沒有得到那些所應許的，卻遠遠地看見並且歡迎它們，又承認自己在地上是異鄉人，是寄居的。

在這裡，神並沒有賜給他繼業，連立足的地方也沒有。可是神應許要把這地賜給他和他的後裔為業。當時，亞伯拉罕還沒有孩子。