Other translations
American Standard Version
And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?
Darby Bible Translation
And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the battle, and I have fled to-day out of the battle. And he said, What has taken place, my son?
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And he said to Heli: I am he that came from the battle, and have fled out of the field this day. And he said to him: What is there done, my son?
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
And the man said to Eli, “I am he who has come from the battle; I fled from the battle today.” And he said, “How did it go, my son?”
God's Word
The man told Eli, "I'm the one who came from the battle. I fled from the front line today." "What happened, son?" Eli asked.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
The man said to Eli, "I'm the one who came from the battle. I fled from there today." "What happened, my son?" Eli asked.
International Standard Version
The man told Eli, "I've just come from the battle line, and I escaped from the battle today." He asked, "What happened, my son?"
NET Bible
The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!" Eli asked, "How did things go, my son?"
New American Standard Bible
The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today." And he said, "How did things go, my son?"
New International Version
He told Eli, "I have just come from the battle line; I fled from it this very day." Eli asked, "What happened, my son?"
New Living Translation
He said to Eli, "I have just come from the battlefield--I was there this very day." "What happened, my son?" Eli demanded.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
The World English Bible
The man said to Eli, "I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army." He said, "How did the matter go, my son?"