And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them; saying,

When they reached their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they described to him all that had happened to them:

So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all things that befell them:

Then the two men started back, came down from the hill country, and crossed the river. So they came to Joshua son of Nun and reported all that had happened to them.

Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfortably unto thy servants: for I swear by the LORD, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this night: and that will be worse unto thee than all the evil that befell thee from thy youth until now.

Now therefore get up! Go out and speak comfort to your servants, for I swear by the LORD that if you do not go out, not a man will remain with you tonight. This will be worse for you than all the adversity that has befallen you from your youth until now!”

If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:

If I have rejoiced in my enemy’s ruin, or exulted when evil befell him—

And they that saw it told them how it befell to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine.

Those who had seen it described what had happened to the demon-possessed man and also to the pigs.

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.