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Elijah’s Message to Ahab

1 Kings 18:14

In 11 translations

BSB
And now you say, ‘Go tell your lord that Elijah is here!’ He will kill me!”
KJV
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here: and he shall slay me.
WEB
Now you say, ‘Go, tell your lord, “Behold, Elijah is here”.’ He will kill me.”
ASV
And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here; and he will slay me.
LSV
And now you are saying, Go, say to my lord, Behold, Elijah—and he has slain me!”
YLT
and now thou art saying, Go, say to my lord, Lo, Elijah — and he hath slain me!'
DBY
And now thou sayest, Go, say to thy lord, Behold Elijah! and he will kill me.
DRC
And now thou sayest: Go, and tell thy master: Elias is here: that he may kill me.
GNV
And now thou sayest, Go, tel thy lord, Behold, Eliiah is here, that he may slay me.
JPS
And now thou sayest: Go, tell thy lord: Behold, Elijah is here; and he will slay me.'
LXXE
And now thou sayest to me, Go, say to thy master, Behold, Eliu is here: and he shall slay me.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
וְעַתָּה֙ אַתָּ֣ה אֹמֵ֔ר לֵ֛ךְ אֱמֹ֥ר לַֽאדֹנֶ֖יךָ הִנֵּ֣ה אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ וַהֲרָגָֽנִי׃
LXX-Br
Καὶ νῦν σὺ λέγεις μοι, πορεύου, λέγε τῷ κυρίῳ σου, ἰδοὺ Ἠλιού· καὶ ἀποκτενεῖ με.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

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