Berean Standard Bible
“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!””
Elijah is staying with a widow in Zarephath, a Phoenician town outside Israel, during the drought. Her only son falls ill and dies, and she blames her own past for it.
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Berean Standard 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!”
World English Bible (WEB)
He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to Yahweh, and said, “Yahweh my God, please let this child’s soul come into him again.”
King James Version (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.
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)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y midióse sobre el niño tres veces, y clamó á Jehová, y dijo: Jehová Dios mío, ruégote que vuelva el alma de este niño á sus entrañas.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Enseguida, se extendió sobre el niño tres veces, y clamó al Señor: «¡Señor mi Dios, permite que este niño vuelva a la vida!».
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