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Berean Standard Bible

“So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?””

1 Kings 19:20

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God has told Elijah to anoint Elisha as his successor. Elijah finds Elisha plowing and throws his cloak over him.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”

World English Bible (WEB)

Elisha left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, “Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” He said to him, “Go back again; for what have I done to you?”

King James Version (KJV)

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And letting the oxen be where they were, he came running after Elijah, and said, Only let me give a kiss to my father and mother, and then I will come after you. But he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to you?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces dejando él los bueyes, vino corriendo en pos de Elías, y dijo: Ruégote que me dejes besar mi padre y mi madre, y luego te seguiré. Y él le dijo: Ve, vuelve: ¿qué te he hecho yo?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Eliseo dejó los bueyes allí, corrió tras Elías, y le dijo: ―Primero deja que me despida de mi padre y de mi madre con un beso, y luego me iré contigo. Elías le respondió: ―Puedes hacerlo. Sólo ten presente lo que te he hecho hoy.

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