“And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.”
King James Version (KJV)
5:9 My name is Legion! for we are many - But all these seem to have been under one commander, who accordingly speaks all along, both for them and himself.
Mr 5:10 Besought him much, etc. In other words, "Do not send us back to the place of perdition from whence we came". They confess the power of Christ.
And hee besought him much, that he would not send them away out of the countrey.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And he {began} to implore Him earnestly not to send them out of the country.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he made strong prayers to him not to send them away out of the country.
- Basic English Bible
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
- Darby Bible
And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
- Webster's Bible
And he earnestly entreated Him not to send them away out of the country.
- Weymouth Bible
He begged him much that he would not send them away out of the country.
- World English Bible
And he preiede Jhesu myche, that he schulde not putte hym out of the cuntrei.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he was calling on him much, that he may not send them out of the region.
- Youngs Literal Bible