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Berean Standard Bible

“Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.”

Isaiah 6:2

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In the year King Uzziah died, Isaiah sees the Lord seated on a high throne in the temple, with the train of his robe filling the sanctuary. The vision opens the story of Isaiah's call.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Above Him stood seraphim, each having six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying.

World English Bible (WEB)

Above him stood the seraphim. Each one had six wings. With two he covered his face. With two he covered his feet. With two he flew.

King James Version (KJV)

Above it stood the seraphims: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Above him stood the seraphim: each one had six wings; with twain he covered his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fly.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Over him were the winged ones: every one had six wings; two for covering his face, two for covering his feed, and two for flight.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y encima de él estaban serafines: cada uno tenía seis alas; con dos cubrían sus rostros, y con dos cubrían sus pies, y con dos volaban.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Sobre él revoloteaban poderosos serafines de seis alas. Con dos alas se cubrían el rostro, con otras dos se cubrían los pies y con dos volaban.

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