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I Kings 17:Verse 21

KJV
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And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

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What Does I Kings 17:21 Mean?

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"And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the Lord and said, "O Lord my God, I pray, let this child's soul return to him..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

American Standard Version
ASV

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

American King James Version
AKJV

And he stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray you, let this child’s soul come into him again.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And stretching herself out on the child three times, he made his prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord my God, be pleased to let this child's life come back to him again.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And he stretcheth himself out on the lad three times, and calleth unto Jehovah, and saith, `O Jehovah my God, let turn back, I pray Thee, the soul of this lad into his midst;'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to the Lord, and said, "Lord my God, please let this child's soul come into him again."

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to the Lord, and said, "Lord my God, please let this child's soul come into him again."

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to Jehovah, and said, "Jehovah my God, please let this child's soul come into him again."

Darby Translation
Darby

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, myGod, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again!

Webster Bible
Webster

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And he stretched himselfe vpon the childe three times, and called vnto the Lord, and saide, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this childes soule come into him againe.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And he stretched, and measured himself upon the child three times, and cried to the Lord, and said: O Lord, my God, let the soul of this child, I beseech thee, return into his body.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And he stretched himself out upon the boy, three times, and cried unto Yahweh, and said,—O Yahweh, my God! Let the life of this boy, I pray thee, come again within him.

Literal Translation
LITV

And he stretched himself on the child three times, and called to Jehovah and said, O Jehovah my God, I beg You, let the soul of this boy return to him.

Modern King James
MKJV

And he stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, please let this child's soul come to him again.

Updated King James
UKJV

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray you, let this child's soul come into him again.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

He stretched himself out on the child three times and called to Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh my God, please let the life of this child return within him.”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto HaShem, and said: 'O HaShem my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come back into him.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And he stretched himself out beside the boy three times. And he cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord, my God, let the soul of this boy, I beg you, return to his body.”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”

Revised Webster
RWebster

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

He sprad abrood hym silf, and mat on the child bi thre tymes; and he cryede to the Lord, and seide, My Lord God, Y biseche, the soule of this child turne ayen in to the entrailis of hym.

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