So she went from him, and shut the door on herself and on her sons. They brought the containers to her, and she poured oil.
Parallel translations
- KJV So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
- BSB So she left him, and after she had shut the door behind her and her sons, they kept bringing jars to her, and she kept pouring.
- NKJV So she went from him and shut the door behind her and her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured it out.
- NASB So she left him and shut the door behind her and her sons; they began bringing the containers to her, and she poured the oil.
- NLT So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Heb 11:7–8By faith, Noah, being warned about things not yet seen, moved with godly fear, prepared a ship for the saving of his house, through which he condemned the world, and became heir of the righteousness which is according to faith.
- 2 Kgs 5:11But Naaman was angry, and went away, and said, “Behold, I thought, ‘He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and wave his hand over the place, and heal the leper.’
- 1 Kgs 17:15–16She went and did according to the saying of Elijah; and she, and he, and her house, ate many days.
- Luke 1:45Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”
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