Verse Comparison: 2 Kings 4:30
American Standard Version
And the mother of the child said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
Amplified® Bible
The mother of the child said, As the Lord lives and as my soul lives, I will not leave you. And he arose and followed her.
Contemporary English Version
But the boy's mother said to Elisha, "I swear by the living LORD and by your own life that I won't leave without you." So Elisha got up and went with them.
Darby English Version
And the mother of the lad said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee! And he rose up and followed her.
Good News Bible
The woman said to Elisha, "I swear by my loyalty to the living LORD and to you that I will not leave you!" So the two of them started back together.
King James Version
And the mother of the child said, As the LORD liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her.
New American Standard Bible
The mother of the lad said, "As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you. And he arose and followed her."
New International Version
But the child's mother said, "As surely as the LORD lives and as you live, I will not leave you." So he got up and followed her.
New King James Version
And the mother of the child said, "As the LORD lives, and as your soul lives, I will not leave you." So he arose and followed her.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The mother of the lad said, "As the LORD lives and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." And he arose and followed her.
Revised Standard Version
Then the mother of the child said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So he arose and followed her.
Young's Literal Translation
And the mother of the youth saith, `Jehovah liveth, and thy soul liveth -- if I leave thee;' and he riseth and goeth after her.
