1 Kings 19:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?”
1 Kings 19:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Kings 19:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Kings 19:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Elisha left the oxen and ran after Elijah, and said, “Let me please kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you.” He said to him, “Go back again; for what have I done to you?””
1 Kings 19:20 — World English Bible
1 Kings 19:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?”
1 Kings 19:20 — American Standard Version
1 Kings 19:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and he forsaketh the oxen, and runneth after Elijah, and saith, `Let me give a kiss, I pray thee, to my father and to my mother, and I go after thee.' And he saith to him, `Go, turn back, for what have I done to thee?'”
1 Kings 19:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Kings 19:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and I will follow thee. And he said to him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?”
1 Kings 19:20 — Darby Translation
1 Kings 19:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And he left the oxen, and ran after Eliiah, and sayde, Let mee, I pray thee, kisse my father and my mother, and then I wil follow thee. Who answered him, Go, returne: for what haue I done to thee?”
1 Kings 19:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Kings 19:20 in Context — 1 Kings 19
18 Mais je laisserai en Israël sept mille hommes, tous ceux qui n’ont point fléchi les genoux devant Baal, et dont la bouche ne l’a point baisé.
19 Élie partit de là, et il trouva Élisée, fils de Schaphath, qui labourait. Il y avait devant lui douze paires de bœufs, et il était avec la douzième. Élie s’approcha de lui, et il jeta sur lui son manteau.
20 Élisée, quittant ses bœufs, courut après Élie, et dit: Laisse-moi embrasser mon père et ma mère, et je te suivrai. Élie lui répondit: Va, et reviens; car pense à ce que je t’ai fait.
21 Après s’être éloigné d’Élie, il revint prendre une paire de bœufs, qu’il offrit en sacrifice; avec l’attelage des bœufs, il fit cuire leur chair, et la donna à manger au peuple. Puis il se leva, suivit Élie, et fut à son service.
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What Does 1 Kings 19:20 Mean?
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