1 Kings 19:21
19 So Elijah departed and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve teams of oxen, and he was with the twelfth team. Elijah passed by him and threw his cloak around him.
20 So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.” “Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”
So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.
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- BSB
- So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. With the oxen’s equipment, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.
- KJV
- And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
- WEB
- He returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, killed them, and boiled their meat with the oxen’s equipment, and gave to the people; and they ate. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and served him.
- ASV
- And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
- DARBY
- And he returned back from him, and took the yoke of oxen, and killed them, and boiled their flesh with the implements of the oxen, and gave to the people, and they ate. And he arose and went after Elijah, and ministered to him.
- BLB
- And he turned back from him and took the yoke of oxen and slaughtered them. And with the instruments of oxen he cooked their flesh and gave [it] to the people, and they ate. And he arose and followed after Elijah and became his servant.
- ÅB
- Så forlot han ham og gikk hjem; han tok de to okser[^2] og slaktet dem, og med oksenes åk kokte han kjøttet og gav det til folket der, og de spiste. Så gjorde han seg rede og fulgte Elias og tjente ham.
[^1]: 2MO 33, 22.
[^2]: dem han hadde pløyd med. - OTB
- Så vendte han tilbake fra å følge ham, og tok paret med okser og ofret dem, og kokte kjøttet deres med redskapene til oksene, og ga det til folket, og de spiste. Så sto han opp og fulgte Elia, og tjente ham.
- B1930
- Så forlot han ham og gikk hjem; han tok de to okser og slaktet dem, og med oksenes åk kokte han kjøttet og gav det til folket der, og de åt. Så gjorde han sig rede og fulgte Elias og tjente ham. / < dem han hadde pløid med.>
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Cross references
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