He said, “Take it.” So he put out his hand and took it.
Parallel translations
- KJV Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
- BSB “Lift it out,” he said, and the man reached out his hand and took it.
- NKJV Therefore he said, “Pick it up for yourself.” So he reached out his hand and took it.
- NASB Then he said, “Pick it up for yourself.” So he reached out his hand and took it.
- NLT “Grab it,” Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it.
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Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- 2 Kgs 4:36He called Gehazi, and said, “Call this Shunammite!” So he called her. When she had come in to him, he said, “Take up your son.”
- Exod 4:4Yahweh said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand, and take it by the tail.” He stretched out his hand, and took hold of it, and it became a rod in his hand.
- 2 Kgs 4:7Then she came and told the man of God. He said, “Go, sell the oil, and pay your debt; and you and your sons live on the rest.”
- Luke 7:15He who was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he gave him to his mother.
- Acts 9:41He gave her his hand, and raised her up. Calling the saints and widows, he presented her alive.
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