Berean Standard Bible
““How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.””
A widow of one of the prophets' followers cries to Elisha because a creditor is coming to take her two sons as slaves. Her husband is dead and she has almost nothing.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
“How can I help you?” asked Elisha. “Tell me, what do you have in the house?” She answered, “Your servant has nothing in the house but a jar of oil.”
World English Bible (WEB)
Elisha said to her, “What should I do for you? Tell me: what do you have in the house?” She said, “Your servant has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil.”
King James Version (KJV)
And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me; what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid hath not anything in the house, save a pot of oil.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Then Elisha said to her, What am I to do for you? say now, what have you in the house? And she said, Your servant has nothing in the house but a pot of oil.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y Eliseo le dijo: ¿Qué te haré yo? Declárame qué tienes en casa. Y ella dijo: Tu sierva ninguna cosa tiene en casa, sino una botija de aceite.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
―¿Qué puedo hacer por ti? —le preguntó Eliseo—. ¿Qué tienes en la casa? ―Absolutamente nada, salvo un cántaro de aceite de oliva —contestó ella.
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