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Berean Standard Bible

“On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’””

1 Kings 18:44

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After three and a half years of drought, Elijah has defeated the prophets of Baal on Mount Carmel and told Ahab that rain is coming. He then climbs to the summit and prays with his face toward the ground.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

On the seventh time the servant reported, “There is a cloud as small as a man’s hand rising from the sea.” And Elijah replied, “Go and tell Ahab, ‘Prepare your chariot and go down before the rain stops you.’”

World English Bible (WEB)

On the seventh time, he said, “Behold, a small cloud, like a man’s hand, is rising out of the sea.” He said, “Go up, tell Ahab, ‘Get ready and go down, so that the rain doesn’t stop you.’”

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man`s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Make ready [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the seventh time he said, I see a cloud coming up out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. Then he said, Go up and say to Ahab, Get your carriage ready and go down or the rain will keep you back.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y á la séptima vez dijo: Yo veo una pequeña nube como la palma de la mano de un hombre, que sube de la mar. Y él dijo: Ve, y di á Achâb: Unce y desciende, porque la lluvia no te ataje.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Finalmente, a la séptima vez, el siervo le dijo: ―Veo una pequeña nube, como del tamaño de una mano de hombre, que se levanta del mar. Entonces Elías gritó: ―Corre a decirle a Acab que se suba a su carro y baje de la montaña o será detenido por la lluvia.

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