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Berean Standard Bible

““Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.””

1 Kings 17:9

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Elijah has announced a drought to King Ahab and then survived by the brook Cherith, where ravens brought him food. When the brook dries up, the Lord sends him to Zarephath in Sidon, the homeland of Jezebel.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.”

World English Bible (WEB)

“Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain you.”

King James Version (KJV)

Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Up! go now to Zarephath, in Zidon, and make your living-place there; I have given orders to a widow woman there to see that you have food.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Levántate, vete á Sarepta de Sidón, y allí morarás: he aquí yo he mandado allí á una mujer viuda que te sustente.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces el Señor le dijo: «Vete a vivir al pueblo de Sarepta, junto a la ciudad de Sidón. Allí hay una viuda, a la que le he ordenado que te dé comida».

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