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Berean Standard Bible

“He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,”

Ezekiel 17:13

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He took a member of the royal family and made a covenant with him, putting him under oath. Then he carried away the leading men of the land,

World English Bible (WEB)

He took some of the royal offspring, and made a covenant with him. He also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

King James Version (KJV)

And hath taken of the king’s seed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him: he hath also taken the mighty of the land:

American Standard Version (ASV)

and he took of the seed royal, and made a covenant with him; he also brought him under an oath, and took away the mighty of the land;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he took one of the sons of the king and made an agreement with him; and he put him under an oath, and took away the great men of the land:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Tomó también de la simiente del reino, é hizo con él alianza, y trájole á juramento; y tomó los fuertes de la tierra,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Nabucodonosor hizo un pacto con un miembro de la familia real (Sedequías), y le hizo jurar respetar el pacto y serle fiel. Nabucodonosor tomó a este príncipe como si fuera un renuevo y lo llevó a Babilonia donde lo mantuvo exiliado junto a los principales hombres del gobierno de Israel.

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