Then he found another man, and said, “Please strike me.” The man struck him and wounded him.
Parallel translations
- KJV Then he found another man, and said, Smite me, I pray thee. And the man smote him, so that in smiting he wounded him.
- BSB Then the prophet found another man and said, “Strike me, please!” So the man struck him and wounded him,
- NKJV And he found another man, and said, “Strike me, please.” So the man struck him, inflicting a wound.
- NASB Then he found another man and said, “Please strike me.” And the man struck him, injuring him.
- NLT Then the prophet turned to another man and said, “Hit me!” So he struck the prophet and wounded him.
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Cross-references · 2
- Exod 21:12“One who strikes a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death,
- 1 Kgs 20:35A certain man of the sons of the prophets said to his fellow by Yahweh’s word, “Please strike me!” The man refused to strike him.
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