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Berean Standard Bible

“And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.””

1 Kings 17:4

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Elijah announces a drought to King Ahab, and God sends him into hiding east of the Jordan at the Kerith brook. The prophet has no food supply of his own.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”

World English Bible (WEB)

You shall drink from the brook. I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”

King James Version (KJV)

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

The water of the stream will be your drink, and by my orders the ravens will give you food there.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y beberás del arroyo; y yo he mandado á los cuervos que te den allí de comer.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Beberás agua del arroyo y comerás lo que los cuervos te lleven, porque yo les he ordenado que te den de comer».

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