And again, the sons of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. And he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years
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King James Version
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. English Standard Version
And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the LORD, so the LORD gave them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.New International Version
Again the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD, so the LORD delivered them into the hands of the Philistines for forty years.