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Sunday, July 27th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Literal Standard Version
2 Kings 6:7
and says, "Raise [it] up for yourself"; and he puts forth his hand and takes it.
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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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Therfore sayde he: Take it vp. And he stretched out his hand, and toke it vp.
Therfore sayde he: Take it vp. And he stretched out his hand, and toke it vp.
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
1And sons of the prophet say to Elisha, "Now behold, the place where we are dwelling before you is too narrow for us; 2please let us go to the Jordan, and we each take one beam from there, and we make a place there for ourselves to dwell there"; and he says, "Go." 3And the one says, "Please be willing, and go with your servants"; and he says, "I go." 4And he goes with them, and they come to the Jordan, and cut down the trees, 5and it comes to pass, the one is felling the beam, and the iron [ax head] has fallen into the water, and he cries and says, "Aah! My lord, for it was borrowed!" 6And the man of God says, "To where has it fallen?" And he shows him the place, and he cuts a stick, and casts [it] there, and causes the iron to swim, 7and says, "Raise [it] up for yourself"; and he puts forth his hand and takes it.
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 comes to pass that mankind has begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them,
And it comes to pass that mankind has begun to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters have been born to them,
Genesis 6:2
and the sons of God see that they, the daughters of men, [are] beautiful, and they take women for themselves of all whom they have chosen.
and the sons of God see that they, the daughters of men, [are] beautiful, and they take women for themselves of all whom they have chosen.
Genesis 6:3
And YHWH says, "My Spirit does not strive in man for all time, for indeed, he [is] flesh, but his days have been one hundred and twenty years."
And YHWH says, "My Spirit does not strive in man for all time, for indeed, he [is] flesh, but his days have been one hundred and twenty years."
Genesis 6:4
The giants were in the earth in those days, and even afterward, when sons of God come in to the daughters of men, and they have borne to them those who [were] the mighty from of old, the men of renown.
The giants were in the earth in those days, and even afterward, when sons of God come in to the daughters of men, and they have borne to them those who [were] the mighty from of old, the men of renown.
Genesis 6:20
From the bird after its kind, and from the livestock after its kind, [and] from every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [kind] they come to you, to keep alive.
From the bird after its kind, and from the livestock after its kind, [and] from every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [kind] they come to you, to keep alive.
Genesis 6:22
And Noah does according to all that God has commanded him; so he has done.
And Noah does according to all that God has commanded him; so he has done.
Psalms 37:20
But the wicked perish, and the enemies of YHWH, || Have been consumed as the preciousness of lambs, || They have been consumed in smoke.
But the wicked perish, and the enemies of YHWH, || Have been consumed as the preciousness of lambs, || They have been consumed in smoke.
Proverbs 10:27
The fear of YHWH adds days, || And the years of the wicked are shortened.
The fear of YHWH adds days, || And the years of the wicked are shortened.
Proverbs 16:4
YHWH has worked all things for Himself, || And also the wicked—for a day of evil.
YHWH has worked all things for Himself, || And also the wicked—for a day of evil.
Hosea 4:3
Therefore the land mourns, || And every dweller is weak in it, || With the beast of the field, || And with the bird of the heavens, || And the fishes of the sea—they are removed.
Therefore the land mourns, || And every dweller is weak in it, || With the beast of the field, || And with the bird of the heavens, || And the fishes of the sea—they are removed.
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.
