Acts 28:4 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And when the barbarians saw the `venomous' creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped from the sea, yet Justice hath not suffered to live.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And when the people saw it hanging on his hand, they said to one another, Without doubt this man has put someone to death, and though he has got safely away from the sea, God will not let him go on living.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And when the barbarians saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said to one another, This man is certainly a murderer, whom, [though] saved out of the sea, Nemesis has not allowed to live.
World English Bible (WEB)
When the natives saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said one to another, "No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he has escaped from the sea, yet Justice has not allowed to live."
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And when the foreigners saw the beast hanging from his hand, they said unto one another, `Certainly this man is a murderer, whom, having been saved out of the sea, the justice did not suffer to live;'
| venomous | ὡς | hōs | ose |
| when | δὲ | de | thay |
| And | εἶδον | eidon | EE-thone |
| saw | οἱ | hoi | oo |
| the | βάρβαροι | barbaroi | VAHR-va-roo |
| barbarians | κρεμάμενον | kremamenon | kray-MA-may-none |
| hang the | τὸ | to | toh |
| beast | θηρίον | thērion | thay-REE-one |
| on | ἐκ | ek | ake |
| τῆς | tēs | tase | |
| hand, | χειρὸς | cheiros | hee-ROSE |
| his | αὐτοῦ | autou | af-TOO |
| they said | ἔλεγον | elegon | A-lay-gone |
| among | πρὸς | pros | prose |
| themselves, | ἀλλήλους | allēlous | al-LAY-loos |
| No doubt | Πάντως | pantōs | PAHN-tose |
| murderer, | φονεύς | phoneus | foh-NAYFS |
| a | ἐστιν | estin | ay-steen |
| is | ὁ | ho | oh |
| ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | AN-throh-pose | |
| man this | οὗτος | houtos | OO-tose |
| whom, | ὃν | hon | one |
| though he hath escaped | διασωθέντα | diasōthenta | thee-ah-soh-THANE-ta |
| ἐκ | ek | ake | |
| the | τῆς | tēs | tase |
| sea, | θαλάσσης | thalassēs | tha-LAHS-sase |
| yet | ἡ | hē | ay |
| vengeance | δίκη | dikē | THEE-kay |
| to | ζῆν | zēn | zane |
| live. | οὐκ | ouk | ook |
| not suffereth | εἴασεν | eiasen | EE-ah-sane |