1 Kings 18:31

NETBible

Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, “Israel will be your new name.”

NIV ©

Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes descended from Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, "Your name shall be Israel."

NASB ©

Elijah took twelve stones according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, "Israel shall be your name."

NLT ©

He took twelve stones, one to represent each of the tribes of Israel,

MSG ©

Elijah took twelve stones, one for each of the tribes of Jacob, the same Jacob to whom GOD had said, "From now on your name is Israel."

BBE ©

And Elijah took twelve stones, the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, Israel will be your name:

NRSV ©

Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD came, saying, "Israel shall be your name";

NKJV ©

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, to whom the word of the LORD had come, saying, "Israel shall be your name."


KJV
And Elijah
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took
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twelve
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stones
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according to the number
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of the tribes
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of the sons
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of Jacob
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unto whom the word
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of the LORD
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came, saying
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Israel
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shall be thy name
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NASB ©

Elijah
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took
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twelve
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according to the number
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of the tribes
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of the sons
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of Jacob
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, to whom
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the word
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of the LORD
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had come
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, saying
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, "Israel
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shall be your name
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."
LXXM
kai
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CONJ
elaben
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V-AAI-3S
hliou {N-PRI} dwdeka
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N-NUI
liyouv
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N-APM
kat
<2596> 
PREP
ariymon
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N-ASM
fulwn
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N-GPF
tou
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T-GSM
israhl
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N-PRI
wv
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CONJ
elalhsen
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V-AAI-3S
kuriov
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N-NSM
prov
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PREP
auton
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D-ASM
legwn
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V-PAPNS
israhl
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N-PRI
estai
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V-FMI-3S
to
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T-NSN
onoma
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N-NSN
sou
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P-GS
NET [draft] ITL
Then Elijah
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took
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twelve
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stones
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, corresponding to the number
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of tribes
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that descended
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from Jacob
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, to whom
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the Lord
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had said
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, “Israel
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will be
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your new name
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.”
HEBREW
Kms
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hyhy
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larvy
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rmal
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wyla
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hwhy
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rbd
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hyh
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rsa
<0834>
bqey
<03290>
ynb
<01121>
yjbs
<07626>
rpomk
<04557>
Mynba
<068>
hrve
<06240>
Myts
<08147>
whyla
<0452>
xqyw (18:31)
<03947>

NETBible

Then Elijah took twelve stones, corresponding to the number of tribes that descended from Jacob, to whom the Lord had said, “Israel will be your new name.”

NET Notes

tn The word “new” is implied but not actually present in the Hebrew text.

sn Israel will be your new name. See Gen 32:28; 35:10.