MHB
BHS
40. וַיְהִי עַבְדְּךָ עֹשֵׂה הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה וְהוּא אֵינֶנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל כֵּן מִשְׁפָּטֶךָ אַתָּה חָרָצְתָּ ׃

WLC
40. וַיְהִי עַבְדְּךָ עֹשֵׂה הֵנָּה וָהֵנָּה וְהוּא אֵינֶנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל כֵּן מִשְׁפָּטֶךָ אַתָּה חָרָצְתָּ׃

ALEP
40. מ ויהי עבדך עשה הנה והנה--והוא איננו ויאמר אליו מלך ישראל כן משפטך אתה חרצת



KJV
40. And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So [shall] thy judgment [be;] thyself hast decided [it. ]

AMP
40. But while your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, Such is your own verdict; you yourself have decided it.

KJVP
40. And as thy servant H5650 was H1961 W-VQY3MS busy H6213 here H2008 ADV and there H2008 , he H1931 W-PPRO-3MS was gone H369 . And the king H4428 NMS of Israel H3478 said H559 W-VQY3MS unto H413 PREP-3MS him , So H3651 ADV [ shall ] thy judgment H4941 [ be ] ; thyself H859 PPRO-2MS hast decided H2782 [ it ] .

YLT
40. and it cometh to pass, thy servant is working hither and thither, and he is not!` and the king of Israel saith unto him, Right [is] thy judgment; thou hast determined [it].`

ASV
40. And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.

WEB
40. As your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. The king of Israel said to him, So shall your judgment be; yourself have decided it.

NASB
40. But while your servant was looking here and there, the man disappeared." The king of Israel said to him, "That is your sentence. You have decided it yourself."

ESV
40. And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." The king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it."

RV
40. And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.

RSV
40. And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." The king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it."

NKJV
40. "While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." Then the king of Israel said to him, "So [shall] your judgment [be;] you yourself have decided [it."]

MKJV
40. And it happened as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone! And the king of Israel said to him, So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it.

AKJV
40. And as your servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said to him, So shall your judgment be; yourself have decided it.

NRSV
40. While your servant was busy here and there, he was gone." The king of Israel said to him, "So shall your judgment be; you yourself have decided it."

NIV
40. While your servant was busy here and there, the man disappeared." "That is your sentence," the king of Israel said. "You have pronounced it yourself."

NIRV
40. While I was busy here and there, the man disappeared." "That's your sentence," the king of Israel told him. "You have said so yourself."

NLT
40. But while I was busy doing something else, the prisoner disappeared!" "Well, it's your own fault," the king replied. "You have brought the judgment on yourself."

MSG
40. But I got busy doing one thing after another and the next time I looked he was gone." The king of Israel said, "You've just pronounced your own verdict."

GNB
40. But I got busy with other things, and the man escaped." The king answered, "You have pronounced your own sentence, and you will have to pay the penalty."

NET
40. Well, it just so happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he disappeared." The king of Israel said to him, "Your punishment is already determined by your own testimony."

ERVEN
40. While I was busy doing other things, the man ran away." The king of Israel answered, "You admitted that you are guilty, so you know the answer. You must do what the man said."