1 Kings 17:21 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

And he stretcheth himself out on the lad three times, and calleth unto Jehovah, and saith, `O Jehovah my God, let turn back, I pray Thee, the soul of this lad into his midst;`

English ASV

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this childs soul come into him again.

English Amplified

And he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord and said, O Lord my God, I pray You, let this child's soul come back into him.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

And he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord and said, O Lord my God, I pray You, let this child's soul come back into him.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Then he stretched himself out over the boy three times. He cried out to the LORD and said, “LORD my God, please let this boy’s life come into him again!”

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to Jehovah and said, Jehovah, my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again!

English EASY 2024

Elijah lay with his body across the boy. He did that three times. He prayed to the Lord, ‘ Lord, my God, please cause this boy's life to return to him!’

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

Then Elijah lay on top of the boy three times. He prayed, "Lord my God, let this boy live again!"

Then he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the LORD, "O LORD my God, let this child's life come into him again."

English GNT (Good News Translation)

Then Elijah stretched himself out on the boy three times and prayed, “O Lord my God, restore this child to life!”

English God's Word - GW 1995

Then Elijah stretched himself over the boy three times and called to the Lord, "Lord my God, please make this child's life return to him."

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Then he stretched himself out over the boy three times. He cried out to the LORD and said, "My LORD God, please let this boy's life return to him!"

English KJV 1611

And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again.

English LSB

Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called to Yahweh and said, “O Yahweh my God, I pray You, let this child’s life return to him.”

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

And he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried to the Lord and said, “O Lord, my God, I pray that You let this child’s soul come into him again.”

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and called to the LORD and said, "O LORD my God, I pray You, let this child's life return to him."

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Then he stretched himself out upon the child three times and called out to the LORD: "O LORD, my God, let the life breath return to the body of this child."

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

He stretched out over the boy three times and called out to the LORD, “O LORD, my God, please let this boy’s breath return to him.”

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Then he lay down on the boy three times. He cried out to the Lord. He said, "Lord my God, give this boy's life back to him!"

English NIV

Then he stretched himself out on the boy three times and cried to the LORD, "O LORD my God, let this boy's life return to him!"

English NKJ 1982

And he stretched himself out on the child three times, and cried out to the Lord and said, “O Lord my God, I pray, let this child’s soul come back to him.”

English NLT

And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, please let this child's life return to him."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried out to the LORD, "O LORD my God, let this child's life come into him again."

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Then he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to the Lord, “O Lord my God, let this child's soul come into him again.”

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

And he stretched himself upon the child three times and cried out to the Lord, “O Lord my God, please let this child's spirit return to him.“

English Tyndale 1537

And he stretched himself upon the lad three times, and called unto the LORD and said: O LORD my God, let the lad's soul come into him again.