When they were few in number, just a very few, and foreign residents within it,

“当时你们人丁有限，数目稀少，并且在那地为寄居的；

当时，你们人丁有限，数目稀少，在那地寄居。

当时，你们人丁有限，数目稀少，在那地寄居。

“那时他们人丁稀少，在当地寄居，

那时你们人丁单薄，数目很少，又是在那地作寄居的。’

當時你們人丁有限，數目稀少，並且在那地為寄居的；

當時，你們人丁有限，數目稀少，在那地寄居。

當時，你們人丁有限，數目稀少，在那地寄居。

「那時他們人丁稀少，在當地寄居，

那時你們人丁單薄，數目很少，又是在那地作寄居的。’

當時他們人數有限，實在很少，並且在那地做寄居者；

昔爾人寡、其數無幾、旅於斯土兮、

當時以色列族、其數無幾、旅於斯土、

當時爾曹人數無幾、生齒未繁、在斯地寄居為旅、

When they were but few in number, few indeed, and strangers in it,

At first there weren’t very many of God’s people. There were only a few. And they were strangers in the land.

When you were few in number, of little account, and sojourners in it,

He said this when you were few in number, a tiny group of strangers in Canaan.

When they were few in number, very few indeed, and resident aliens in Canaan

When they were only a few in number, Very few, and strangers in it,

When you were few in number, Indeed very few, and strangers in it.

When ye were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it;

When they were few in number, very few indeed, and temporary residents in Canaan

When ye were but few, even a few, and strangers in it.

when you were but a few men in number, yes, very few, and foreigners were in it.

Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“ You have brought ruin on me by making me a foul odor among the inhabitants of the land– among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number; they will join forces against me and attack me, and both I and my family will be destroyed!”

It is not because you were more numerous than all the other peoples that the LORD favored and chose you– for in fact you were the least numerous of all peoples.

These all died in faith without receiving the things promised, but they saw them in the distance and welcomed them and acknowledged that they were strangers and foreigners on the earth.

He did not give any of it to him for an inheritance, not even a foot of ground, yet God promised to give it to him as his possession, and to his descendants after him, even though Abraham as yet had no child.