Now there was a word spoken to me in private; and my ears by stealth as it were received the veins of its whisper
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a little thereof.
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and my ear received a whisper of it.
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.
But a word sneaked up on me; my ears caught a hint of it.
Furthermore, a word was spoken to me in secret, and, as if by theft, my ears received the pulse of its whisper.