Berean Standard Bible
“Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.””
Right after the triumph on Mount Carmel, Elijah is threatened by Queen Jezebel and runs a day's journey into the desert. Exhausted and afraid, he sits under a broom bush and asks to die.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”
World English Bible (WEB)
He lay down and slept under a juniper tree; and behold, an angel touched him, and said to him, “Arise and eat!”
King James Version (KJV)
And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And he lay down and slept under a juniper-tree; and, behold, an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise and eat.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And stretching himself on the earth, he went to sleep under the broom-plant; but an angel, touching him, said to him, Get up and have some food.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y echándose debajo del enebro, quedóse dormido: y he aquí luego un ángel que le tocó, y le dijo: Levántate, come.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Entonces se acostó y se quedó dormido bajo el arbusto. Pero mientras dormía, un ángel lo tocó y le dijo: «Levántate y come».
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