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Berean Standard Bible

“is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’”

2 Samuel 23:4

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These are among David's last words, in which he speaks of how God's Spirit spoke through him. He describes what a ruler who governs justly and in the fear of God is like.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

is like the light of the morning at sunrise of a cloudless dawn, the glistening after the rain on the sprouting grass of the earth.’

World English Bible (WEB)

shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun rises, a morning without clouds, when the tender grass springs out of the earth, through clear shining after rain.’

King James Version (KJV)

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

American Standard Version (ASV)

[He shall be] as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, A morning without clouds, [When] the tender grass [springeth] out of the earth, Through clear shining after rain.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

It is as the light of the morning, when the sun comes up, a morning without clouds; making young grass come to life from the earth.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Será como la luz de la mañana cuando sale el sol, de la mañana sin nubes; cuando la hierba de la tierra brota por medio del resplandor después de la lluvia.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

será como la luz de la mañana cuando sale el sol en una mañana sin nubes, que resplandece después de la lluvia, y hace que la hierba brote en la tierra”.

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