牛直行大道，往伯示麦去，一面走一面叫，不偏左右。非利士的首领跟在后面，直到伯示麦的境界。

牛直行大路，在往伯‧示麦的一条大道上，一面走一面叫，不偏左右。非利士的领袖跟在后面，直到伯‧示麦的地界。

牛直行大路，在往伯‧示麦的一条大道上，一面走一面叫，不偏左右。非利士的领袖跟在后面，直到伯‧示麦的地界。

牛边走边叫，不偏不离，径直朝伯·示麦走去。非利士的首领跟着它们一直来到伯·示麦的边界。

牛向着伯．示麦的路上直奔，如同走在一条大路上，一面走一面叫，不偏左也不偏右。非利士各城的首领在后面跟着走，直到伯．示麦的边界。

母牛在通往伯示麦的路上直行，走在大道上，边走边叫，不偏离左右。非利士的首领们跟在它们后面，直到伯示麦的边界。

牛直行大道，往伯‧示麥去，一面走一面叫，不偏左右。非利士的首領跟在後面，直到伯‧示麥的境界。

牛直行大路，在往伯‧示麥的一條大道上，一面走一面叫，不偏左右。非利士的領袖跟在後面，直到伯‧示麥的地界。

牛直行大路，在往伯‧示麥的一條大道上，一面走一面叫，不偏左右。非利士的領袖跟在後面，直到伯‧示麥的地界。

牛邊走邊叫，不偏不離，徑直朝伯·示麥走去。非利士的首領跟著牠們一直來到伯·示麥的邊界。

牛向著伯．示麥的路上直奔，如同走在一條大路上，一面走一面叫，不偏左也不偏右。非利士各城的首領在後面跟著走，直到伯．示麥的邊界。

牛在路上、按到伯示麥的路向、在一條大路上直直地走，一面走一面叫，不偏於右，也不偏於左；非利士人的霸主們在後面跟着走、直到伯示麥的境界。

母牛在通往伯示麥的路上直行，走在大道上，邊走邊叫，不偏離左右。非利士的首領們跟在牠們後面，直到伯示麥的邊界。

牛徑往伯示麥道、行於通衢、且行且鳴、不偏於左、不偏於右、非利士牧伯隨之、至伯示麥界、

牛直往伯示麥道、行由通衢、且行且鳴、不偏於左、不偏於右。非利士人伯從之、至伯示麥界。

牛由一道直往伯示麥、且行且鳴、不偏於左、不偏於右、非利士人之諸伯隨於後、直至伯示麥界、

Then the cows went straight up toward Beth Shemesh, keeping on the road and lowing all the way; they did not turn to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed them as far as the border of Beth Shemesh.

Then the cows went straight up toward Beth Shemesh. They stayed on the road. They were mooing all the way. They didn’t turn to the right or the left. The Philistine rulers followed them all the way to the border of Beth Shemesh.

And the cows went straight in the direction of Beth-shemesh along one highway, lowing as they went. They turned neither to the right nor to the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.

And sure enough, without veering off in other directions, the cows went straight along the road toward Beth shemesh, lowing as they went. The Philistine rulers followed them as far as the border of Beth shemesh.

The cows went straight up the road to Beth-shemesh. They stayed on that one highway, lowing as they went; they never strayed to the right or to the left. The Philistine rulers were walking behind them to the territory of Beth-shemesh.

Now the cows went straight in the direction of Beth shemesh; they went on the same road, bellowing as they went, and did not turn off to the right or to the left. And the governors of the Philistines followed them to the border of Beth shemesh.

Then the cows headed straight for the road to Beth Shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right hand or the left. And the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth- shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth- shemesh.

The cows went straight up the road to Beth-shemesh. They stayed on that one highway, lowing as they went; they never strayed to the right or to the left. The Philistine rulers were walking behind them to the territory of Beth-shemesh.

And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh,[ and] went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside[ to] the right hand or[ to] the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Bethshemesh.

Then the cows went directly on the road to Beth Shemesh. They went along, mooing as they went; they turned neither to the right nor to the left. The leaders of the Philistines were walking along behind them all the way to the border of Beth Shemesh.

The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh. They went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

The Israelites replied:“ We will go along the main road, and if we or our livestock drink any of your water, we will pay for it. We only want to pass through on foot— nothing else.” (niv)