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Susanna 1:34 in 2 translations

Every translation here words this verse identically, which is itself worth knowing — there is no interpretive fork to weigh.

Early modern English

Seventeenth-century wording and sentence shape. Familiar, rhythmic, and the version most quotations you have heard are taken from.

King James Version · World English Bible
KJV
WEB

These 2 editions word this verse identically.

Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid their hands upon her head.

1611 / 1769 · Public domain · The Authorised Version, revised to the 1769 Blayney text. Includes the Apocrypha as printed in 1611.

What changes between the King James and modern wording

The modern rendering is printed below with every word that differs from the King James text marked, so the actual divergence is visible rather than left for you to spot.

Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid their hands upon her head.

The verses either side

King James text. A comparison is easier to judge when you can see the sentence the verse sits inside.

33Therefore her friends and all that saw her wept.
34Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid their hands upon her head.
35And she weeping looked up toward heaven: for her heart trusted in the Lord.

Not shown for this verse: American Standard Version, Darby Bible, Young's Literal Translation, Open English Bible (US), Open English Bible (Commonwealth), Bible in Basic English. Most modern translations do not include the Apocrypha.