And they began to beg ¹  him not to order ²  them to depart into the abyss. ³ 

biblegateway Luk 8:31

They were imploring Him not to command them to go away into the abyss.

And they begged Him not to banish them to the abyss.

And they began imploring him that he would not order them to depart into the abyss.

biblegateway Luk 8:31

And they begged him repeatedly not to order them to go into the Abyss.

And they begged him not to command them to depart into the abyss.

bibleoremus Luk 8:31

They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss.

And they begged him not to banish them to the abyss.

biblegateway Luk 8:31

And they begged Him that He would not command them to go out into the abyss.

And they besought him that he would not command them to go out into the deep.

biblegateway Luk 8:31

And they began to beg ¹  him not to order ²  them to depart into the abyss. ³ 

¹ tn One could also translate the imperfect tense here with a repetitive force like “begged him repeatedly.”

² tn Or “command.”

³ tn This word, ἄβυσσος (abusso"), is a term for the place where the dead await the judgment. It also could hold hostile spirits according to Jewish belief (Jub. 5:6-7; 1 En. 10:4-6; 18:11-16).