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Berean Standard Bible

“So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.”

1 Kings 19:8

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Elijah has just won on Mount Carmel but is now fleeing Queen Jezebel's threat. Exhausted and depressed, he has rested and been fed by an angel.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God.

World English Bible (WEB)

He arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb, God’s Mountain.

King James Version (KJV)

And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So he got up and took food and drink, and in the strength of that food he went on for forty days and nights, to Horeb, the mountain of God.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Levantóse pues, y comió y bebió; y caminó con la fortaleza de aquella comida cuarenta días y cuarenta noches, hasta el monte de Dios, Horeb.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Entonces Elías se levantó, comió y bebió, y recobró suficientes fuerzas para viajar durante cuarenta días y cuarenta noches hasta el monte Horeb, el monte de Dios.

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