1 Kings 18:28

Elijah on Mount Carmel

27At noon Elijah began to taunt them, saying, “Shout louder, for he is a god! Perhaps he is deep in thought, or occupied, or on a journey. Perhaps he is sleeping and must be awakened!”28So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.

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Berean Standard Bible
So they shouted louder and cut themselves with knives and lances, as was their custom, until the blood gushed over them.
American Standard Version (1901)
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lances, till the blood gushed out upon them.
Bible in Basic English
So they gave loud cries, cutting themselves with knives and swords, as was their way, till the blood came streaming out all over them.
Free Bible Version
They shouted even louder and cut themselves with swords and spears until they bled. This was their usual way of worshiping.
Geneva Bible 1599
And they cryed loude, and cut them selues as their maner was, with kniues and launcers, till the blood gushed out vpon them.
King James (Authorized) Version
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
Translation for Translators
So they shouted louder. Then, doing one of the things that they frequently did when they worshiped Baal, they slashed/cut themselves with knives and swords until a lot of blood flowed.
Unlocked Literal Bible
So they shouted more loudly, and they cut themselves, as they usually did, with swords and spears, until their blood flowed out over themselves.
Noah Webster Bible
And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them.
World English Bible
They cried aloud, and cut themselves in their way with knives and lances until the blood gushed out on them.
Young's Literal Translation
And they call with a loud voice, and cut themselves, according to their ordinance, with swords and with spears, till a flowing of blood [is] on them;