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Berean Standard Bible

“Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.”

Jonah 1:10

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Jonah has told the sailors he worships the Lord, the God of heaven who made the sea and the dry land.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then the men were even more afraid and said to him, “What have you done?” The men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

World English Bible (WEB)

Then the men were exceedingly afraid, and said to him, “What have you done?” For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Yahweh, because he had told them.

King James Version (KJV)

Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, Why hast thou done this? For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the LORD, because he had told them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then were the men exceedingly afraid, and said unto him, What is this that thou hast done? For the men knew that he was fleeing from the presence of Jehovah, because he had told them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the men were in great fear, and they said to him, What is this you have done? For the men had knowledge of his flight from the Lord because he had not kept it from them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y aquellos hombres temieron sobremanera, y dijéronle: ¿Por qué has hecho esto? Porque ellos entendieron que huía de delante de Jehová, porque se lo había declarado.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

―Soy hebreo, soy devoto del Señor, el Dios del cielo, quien hizo el mar y la tierra. Lo que está sucediendo es por mi culpa, pues trato de huir de la presencia de Dios —les respondió. Los hombres se asustaron mucho cuando oyeron esto, y le preguntaron: ―¿Por qué lo hiciste?

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