NET

22 He replied, “While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept because I thought, ‘Perhaps the Lord will show pity and the child will live.’

Darby

22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept; for I thought^D1983, Who knows? [perhaps] Jehovah will be gracious to me, that the child may live.

Darby Bible Notes

thought - Lit. 'said.'

KJV

22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who can tell [whether] GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

Strong's

22 And he said^H559, While the child^H3206 was yet alive^H2416, I fasted^H6684 and wept^H1058: for I said^H559, Who can tell^H3045 whether GOD^H3068 will be gracious^{H2603 H2603} to me, that the child^H3206 may live^H2416?