NIV: But this is not what he intends, this is not what he has in mind; his purpose is to destroy, to put an end to many nations.
NAS: Yet it does not so intend, Nor does it plan so in its heart, But rather it is its purpose to destroy And to cut off many nations.
KJV: Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
GWT: But that's not what they intend to do. Their minds don't work that way. Their purpose is to destroy and put an end to many nations.
ASV: Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.
BBE: But this is not what is in his mind, and this is not his design; but his purpose is destruction, and the cutting off of more and more nations.
DBY: But he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; for it is in his heart to extirpate and cut off nations not a few.
DRB: But he shall not take it so, and his heart shall not think so: but his heart shall be set to destroy, and to cut off nations not a few.
WBS: Howbeit he meaneth not so, neither doth his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few.
WEB: However he doesn't mean so, neither does his heart think so; but it is in his heart to destroy, and to cut off not a few nations.
YLT: And he -- he thinketh not so, And his heart reckoneth not so, For -- to destroy is in his heart, And to cut off nations not a few.
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