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II Kings 1:Verse 8

KJV
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And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

Matthew 3:4Matthew 3:4Zechariah 13:4Zechariah 13:4Mark 1:6
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What Does II Kings 1:8 Mean?

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"A hairy garment and a leather belt are the uniform of a covenant prosecutor, not the wardrobe of a courtier. The moment the servants describe the prop..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

American Standard Version
ASV

And they answered him, He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

American King James Version
AKJV

And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And they said in answer, He was a man clothed in a coat of hair, with a leather band about his body. Then he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And they say unto him, `A manhairy, and a girdle of skin girt about his loins;' and he saith, `He is Elijah the Tishbite.'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

They answered him, "He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist." He said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite."

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

They answered him, "He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist." He said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite."

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

They answered him, "He was a hairy man, and wearing a leather belt around his waist." He said, "It is Elijah the Tishbite."

Darby Translation
Darby

And they said to him, He was a man in a hairy [garment], and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

Webster Bible
Webster

And they answered him, [He was] a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It [is] Elijah the Tishbite.

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And they said vnto him, He was an hearie man, and girded with a girdle of lether about his loynes. Then sayde he, It is Eliiah the Tishbite.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

But they said: A hairy man, with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said: It is Elias, the Thesbite.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And they said unto him—A hairy man, with a leathern girdle girt about his loins. And he said—Elijah the Tishbite, it was.

Literal Translation
LITV

And they said to him, A hairy man, and a girdle of leather was girded about his loins. And he said, He is Elijah the Tishbite.

Modern King James
MKJV

And they answered him, He was a hairy man and was bound with a girdle of leather around his loins. And he said, He is Elijah the Tishbite.

Updated King James
UKJV

And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

They answered him, “A ⌞hairy man⌟ with a leather belt girded around his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And they answered him: 'He was a hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins.' And he said: 'It is Elijah the Tishbite.'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

So they said, “A hairy man, with a belt of leather wrapping his waist.” And he said, “It is Elijah, the Tishbite.”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

“He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a leather belt about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And thei seiden, An heeri man, and gird with a girdil of skyn in the reynes. Which seide to hem, It is Elie of Thesbi.

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