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Bishop's Bible
2 Kings 6:7
Therfore sayde he: Take it vp. And he stretched out his hand, and toke it vp.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then he said, “Pick it up.” So he reached out and took it.
Then he said, “Pick it up.” So he reached out and took it.
Hebrew Names Version
He said, Take it up to you. So he put out his hand, and took it.
He said, Take it up to you. So he put out his hand, and took it.
King James Version
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
Therefore said he, Take it up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
English Standard Version
And he said, "Take it up." So he reached out his hand and took it.
And he said, "Take it up." So he reached out his hand and took it.
New Century Version
Elisha said, "Pick up the axhead." Then the man reached out and took it.
Elisha said, "Pick up the axhead." Then the man reached out and took it.
New English Translation
He said, "Lift it out." So he reached out his hand and grabbed it.
He said, "Lift it out." So he reached out his hand and grabbed it.
Amplified Bible
He said, "Pick it up for yourself." So he reached out with his hand and took it.
He said, "Pick it up for yourself." So he reached out with his hand and took it.
New American Standard Bible
Then he said, "Pick it up for yourself." So he reached out his hand and took it.
Then he said, "Pick it up for yourself." So he reached out his hand and took it.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then he saide, Take it vp to thee. And he stretched out his hand, and tooke it.
Then he saide, Take it vp to thee. And he stretched out his hand, and tooke it.
Legacy Standard Bible
And he said, "Take it up for yourself." So he sent forth his hand and took it.
And he said, "Take it up for yourself." So he sent forth his hand and took it.
Contemporary English Version
"Now get it," Elisha told him. And the prophet reached in and grabbed it.
"Now get it," Elisha told him. And the prophet reached in and grabbed it.
Complete Jewish Bible
"Lift it out," he said. So he put out his hand and took it.
"Lift it out," he said. So he put out his hand and took it.
Darby Translation
And he said, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand and took it.
And he said, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand and took it.
Easy-to-Read Version
Elisha said, "So pick up the ax head." Then the man reached out and took the ax head.
Elisha said, "So pick up the ax head." Then the man reached out and took the ax head.
George Lamsa Translation
And he said, Take it up to you. And he put out his hand and took it.
And he said, Take it up to you. And he put out his hand and took it.
Good News Translation
"Take it out," he ordered, and the man reached down and picked it up.
"Take it out," he ordered, and the man reached down and picked it up.
Lexham English Bible
Then he said, "Pick it up for yourself," so he stretched out his hand and took it.
Then he said, "Pick it up for yourself," so he stretched out his hand and took it.
Literal Translation
And he said, Take it up to you. And he put out his hand and took it.
And he said, Take it up to you. And he put out his hand and took it.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And he sayde: Take it vp. So he put forth his hande, and toke it.
And he sayde: Take it vp. So he put forth his hande, and toke it.
American Standard Version
And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.
And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.
Bible in Basic English
Then he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it.
Then he said, Take it up. So he put out his hand and took it.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he said: 'Take it up to thee.' So he put out his hand, and took it.
And he said: 'Take it up to thee.' So he put out his hand, and took it.
King James Version (1611)
Therefore said he, Take it vp to thee: And hee put out his hand, and tooke it.
Therefore said he, Take it vp to thee: And hee put out his hand, and tooke it.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he said, Take it up to thyself. And he stretched out his hand, and took it.
And he said, Take it up to thyself. And he stretched out his hand, and took it.
English Revised Version
And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.
And he said, Take it up to thee. So he put out his hand, and took it.
Berean Standard Bible
"Lift it out," he said, and the man reached out his hand and took it.
"Lift it out," he said, and the man reached out his hand and took it.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide, Take thou. Which helde forth the hond, and took it.
And he seide, Take thou. Which helde forth the hond, and took it.
Young's Literal Translation
and saith, `Raise to thee;' and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it.
and saith, `Raise to thee;' and he putteth forth his hand and taketh it.
Update Bible Version
And he said, Take it up to you. So he put out his hand, and took it.
And he said, Take it up to you. So he put out his hand, and took it.
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore said he, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
Therefore said he, Take [it] up to thee. And he put out his hand, and took it.
World English Bible
He said, Take it up to you. So he put out his hand, and took it.
He said, Take it up to you. So he put out his hand, and took it.
New King James Version
Therefore he said, "Pick it up for yourself." So he reached out his hand and took it.
Therefore he said, "Pick it up for yourself." So he reached out his hand and took it.
New Living Translation
"Grab it," Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it.
"Grab it," Elisha said. And the man reached out and grabbed it.
New Life Bible
He said, "Pick it up." So his servant put out his hand and took it.
He said, "Pick it up." So his servant put out his hand and took it.
New Revised Standard
He said, "Pick it up." So he reached out his hand and took it.
He said, "Pick it up." So he reached out his hand and took it.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he said - Take it up to thee. So he put forth his hand, and took it.
And he said - Take it up to thee. So he put forth his hand, and took it.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: Take it up. And he put out his hand, and took it.
And he said: Take it up. And he put out his hand, and took it.
Revised Standard Version
And he said, "Take it up." So he reached out his hand and took it.
And he said, "Take it up." So he reached out his hand and took it.
THE MESSAGE
"Grab it," he said. The man reached out and took it.
"Grab it," he said. The man reached out and took it.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said, "Take it up for yourself." So he put out his hand and took it.
He said, "Take it up for yourself." So he put out his hand and took it.
Contextual Overview
1 The children of the prophetes saide vnto Elisa: Beholde we pray thee, the place where we dwell with thee is to litle for vs: 2 Let vs go we pray thee vnto Iordane, & take thence euery man a beame, & build vs a place to dwel in. And he aunswered, Go. 3 And one saide: Be content I pray thee, and come with thy seruauntes. And he aunswered: I wyll come. 4 And so he went with them: And when they came to Iordane, they cut downe wood. 5 But it fortuned, that as one was felling downe of a tree, the axe head fell into the water: And he cryed, and saide, Alas maister, it was lent me. 6 And the man of God saide: Where fell it? And he shewed him the place: And he cut downe a sticke, and cast it in thyther, and immediatly the iron did swymme. 7 Therfore sayde he: Take it vp. And he stretched out his hand, and toke it vp.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Take it up: 2 Kings 4:7, 2 Kings 4:36, Luke 7:15, Acts 9:41
put out: Exodus 4:4
Cross-References
Genesis 6:1
And it came to passe, that when men began to be multiplied in the vpper face of the earth, there were daughters borne vnto the:
And it came to passe, that when men began to be multiplied in the vpper face of the earth, there were daughters borne vnto the:
Genesis 6:2
And the sonnes of God also sawe the daughters of men that they were fayre, & they toke them wyues, such as theyliked, from among them all.
And the sonnes of God also sawe the daughters of men that they were fayre, & they toke them wyues, such as theyliked, from among them all.
Genesis 6:3
And the Lorde sayde: My spirite shall not alwayes stryue with man, because he is fleshe: yet his dayes shalbe an hundreth and twentie yeres.
And the Lorde sayde: My spirite shall not alwayes stryue with man, because he is fleshe: yet his dayes shalbe an hundreth and twentie yeres.
Genesis 6:4
But there were Giantes in those dayes in ye earth: yea & after that the sonnes of God came vnto the daughters of me, and hadde begotten chyldren of them, the same became myghtie men of the worlde, and men of renowme.
But there were Giantes in those dayes in ye earth: yea & after that the sonnes of God came vnto the daughters of me, and hadde begotten chyldren of them, the same became myghtie men of the worlde, and men of renowme.
Genesis 6:20
Of fethered foules also after their kinde, and of all cattell after their kinde: of euery worme of the earth after his kynde, two of euery one shall come vnto thee, to kepe [them] alyue.
Of fethered foules also after their kinde, and of all cattell after their kinde: of euery worme of the earth after his kynde, two of euery one shall come vnto thee, to kepe [them] alyue.
Genesis 6:22
Noah therfore dyd according vnto all that God commaunded hym [euen] so dyd he.
Noah therfore dyd according vnto all that God commaunded hym [euen] so dyd he.
Psalms 37:20
As for the vngodly they shall perishe, and the enemies of God shall consume as the fat of lambes: yea, euen with the smoke they shall vanishe away.
As for the vngodly they shall perishe, and the enemies of God shall consume as the fat of lambes: yea, euen with the smoke they shall vanishe away.
Proverbs 10:27
The feare of the Lorde maketh a long lyfe: but the yeres of the vngodly shalbe shortened.
The feare of the Lorde maketh a long lyfe: but the yeres of the vngodly shalbe shortened.
Proverbs 16:4
The Lorde hath made all thynges for his owne sake: yea, the vngodly for the day of wrath.
The Lorde hath made all thynges for his owne sake: yea, the vngodly for the day of wrath.
Hosea 4:3
Therfore shall the lande mourne, and all they that dwell therein shalbe rooted out, the beastes of the fielde, the foules of the ayre, and the fisshes in the sea, shalbe consumed.
Therfore shall the lande mourne, and all they that dwell therein shalbe rooted out, the beastes of the fielde, the foules of the ayre, and the fisshes in the sea, shalbe consumed.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Therefore said he, take it up to thee,.... This the prophet said to the man that had lost it:
and he put out his hand, and took it; it being on the top of the water within his reach.
