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Berean Standard Bible

“Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.”

2 Kings 13:21

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Elisha has died and been buried. A funeral procession is interrupted by a raiding band of Moabites, and the mourners quickly throw the dead man's body into Elisha's tomb.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Once, as the Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders, so they threw the man’s body into Elisha’s tomb. And as soon as his body touched the bones of Elisha, the man was revived and stood up on his feet.

World English Bible (WEB)

As they were burying a man, behold, they saw a band of raiders; and they threw the man into Elisha’s tomb. As soon as the man touched Elisha’s bones, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band of men; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that, behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And while they were putting a dead man into the earth, they saw a band coming; and they put the man quickly into the place where Elisha's body was; and the dead man, on touching Elisha's bones, came to life again, and got up on his feet.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y aconteció que al sepultar unos un hombre, súbitamente vieron una partida, y arrojaron al hombre en el sepulcro de Eliseo: y cuando llegó á tocar el muerto los huesos de Eliseo, revivió, y levantóse sobre sus pies.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Después Eliseo murió, y fue sepultado. En aquellos días, algunas bandas de delincuentes moabitas hacían incursiones en la tierra cada primavera. Una vez, unos hombres estaban sepultando a un amigo, pero al ver a esas bandas tuvieron miedo y arrojaron el cadáver en la tumba de Eliseo. Y en cuanto el cuerpo tocó los huesos de Eliseo, el hombre resucitó y se puso de pie.

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