KJV King James Version
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.
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1 Kings 17:21
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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!”
WEB World English Bible
He stretched himself on the child three times, and cried to Yahweh, and said, “Yahweh my God, please let this child’s soul come into him again.”
ASV American Standard Version
And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto Jehovah, and said, O Jehovah my God, I pray thee, let this child’s soul come into him again.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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;’
Surrounding context — 1 Kings 17
18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
19 And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
20 And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
21 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.
22 And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.
24 And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou [art] a man of God, [and] that the word of the LORD in thy mouth [is] truth.
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וַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤דH4058 · ma.dadto measureעַל־H5921 · aluponהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙H3206 · ye.ledyouthשָׁלֹ֣שׁH7969 · sha.loshthreeפְּעָמִ֔יםH6471 · pa.ambeatוַיִּקְרָ֥אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)יְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיֹּאמַ֑רH559 · a.marto sayיְהוָ֣הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDאֱלֹהָ֔יH430 · e.lo.himGodתָּ֥שָׁבH7725 · shuvto return: returnנָ֛אH4994 · napleaseנֶֽפֶשׁ־H5315 · ne.pheshsoulהַיֶּ֥לֶדH3206 · ye.ledyouthהַזֶּ֖הH2088 · zehthisעַל־H5921 · aluponקִרְבּֽוֹ׃H7130 · qe.reventrails: among
Cross-references
Acts 20:10And Paul went down, and fell on him, and embracing [him] said, Trouble not yourselves; for his life is in him.Acts 9:40But Peter put them all forth, and kneeled down, and prayed; and turning [him] to the body said, Tabitha, arise. And she opened her eyes: and when she saw Peter, she sat up.2 Kings 4:33-35He went in therefore, and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD.Hebrews 11:19Accounting that God [was] able to raise [him] up, even from the dead; from whence also he received him in a figure.Acts 10:10And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,
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