1 Kings 19:3

Elijah was afraid, ¹  so he got up and fled for his life to Beer Sheba in Judah. He left his servant there,

biblegateway 1Ki 19:3

Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there,

biblegateway 1Ki 19:3

And he was afraid and arose and ran for his life and came to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

biblegateway 1Ki 19:3

Elijah was afraid and fled for his life. He went to Beersheba, a town in Judah, and he left his servant there.

biblegateway 1Ki 19:3

When Elijah saw how things were, he ran for dear life to Beersheba, far in the south of Judah. He left his young servant there

SABDAweb 1Ki 19:3

And he got up, fearing for his life, and went in flight, and came to Beer-sheba in Judah, parting there from his servant;

bibleoremus 1Ki 19:3

Then he was afraid; he got up and fled for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongs to Judah; he left his servant there.

biblegateway 1Ki 19:3

And when he saw that , he arose and ran for his life, and went to Beersheba, which belongs to Judah, and left his servant there.

biblegateway 1Ki 19:3

Elijah was afraid, ¹  so he got up and fled for his life to Beer Sheba in Judah. He left his servant there,

¹ tc The MT has “and he saw,” but some medieval Hebrew mss as well as several ancient versions support the reading “he was afraid.” The consonantal text (וַיַּרְא, vayyar’) is ambiguous and can be vocalized וַיַּרְא (from רָאָה, ra’ah, “to see”) or וַיִּרָא (vayyira’, from יָרֵא, yare’, “to fear”).