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1 Kings 17

1AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452theTishbite,whowasיִהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961ofthesojournersofGileadגִלְעָד֮gil.'AdH1568,saidH559untoAhabאַחְאָב֒'ach.'AvH256,AsJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, liveth,beforewhomIstandעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,thereshallnotbeH1961dewטַ֣לtalH2919norrainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306theseyearsהַשָּׁנִ֥יםha.sha.NimH8141,butaccordingtomywordדְבָרִֽי׃ סde.va.RiH1697.

2Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntohim,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Get thee hence,andturnוּפָנִ֥יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437theeeastward,andhideוְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ve.nis.tar.TaH5641thyselfbythebrookCherith,thatisbeforetheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

4Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961,thatthou shaltdrinkתִּשְׁתֶּ֑הtish.TehH8354ofthebrook;andIhavecommandedצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680theravensהָעֹרְבִ֣יםha.'o.re.VimH6158tofeed theethere.

5Sohewentanddidaccordinguntothewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah;forhewentanddweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427bythebrookCherith,thatisbeforetheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

6Andtheravensוְהָעֹרְבִ֗יםve.ha.'o.re.VimH6158broughtH935himbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899andfleshH1320inthemorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,andbreadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899andfleshH1320intheeveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153;andhedrankH8354ofthebrook.

7Anditcametopassafterawhile,thatthebrookdriedH3001up,becausetherewasH1961norainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653inthelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

8Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntohim,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,gettheetoZarephathצָרְפַ֙תָה֙tza.re.Fa.tahH6886,whichbelongethtoSidonלְצִיד֔וֹןle.tzi.DonH6721,anddwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427there:behold,Ihavecommandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680awidowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490theretosustainH3557thee.

10SohearoseH6965andwentH935toZarephathצָרְפַ֗תָהtza.re.Fa.tahH6886;andwhenhecameH935tothegateofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,behold,awidowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490wastheregatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197sticks:andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toher,andsaidH559, Fetchme,Ipraythee,alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325inavesselבַּכְּלִ֖יba.ke.LiH3627,thatImaydrinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.'esh.TehH8354.

11Andasshewasgoingtofetchit,hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toher,andsaidH559,Bringme,Ipraythee,amorselH6595ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899inthyhandבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃be.ya.DekhH3027.

12AndshesaidH559,AsJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430liveth,Ihavenotacake,butahandfulofmealinthejarבַּכַּ֔דba.KadH3537,andalittleוּמְעַט־u.me.'at-H4592oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081inthecruse:and,behold,Iamgatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sticks,thatImaygoוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935inanddressitformeandmysonוְלִבְנִ֔יve.liv.NiH1121,thatwemayeatוַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.khal.Nu.huH398it,anddieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

13AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559untoher,Fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not;goH3318anddoasthou hastsaidH559;butmakeH6213methereofalittleH6996cakeעֻגָ֨ה'u.GahH5692firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223,andbringH935itforthH3318untome,andafterwardmakeH6213fortheeandforthysonוְלִבְנֵ֔ךְve.liv.NekhH1121.

14Forthusכֹה֩khohH3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Thejarכַּ֤דkadH3537ofmealshallnotwaste,neithershallthecruseofoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081failH3615,untilthedayי֧וֹםYomH3117thatJehovahsendethrainגֶּ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653upontheearthH127.

15AndshewentanddidaccordingtothesayingofElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452:andshe,andhe,andherhouseH1004,dideatH398manydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

16Thejarכַּ֤דkadH3537ofmealwastednot,neitherdidthecruseofoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081failH3615,accordingtothewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofJehovah,whichhespakebyElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

17Anditcametopassafterthesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,thatthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,themistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172ofthehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,fellsickחָלָ֕הcha.LahH2470;andhissicknessחָלְיוֹ֙chal.YoH2483wasH1961sosore,thattherewasH1961nobreathנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397leftH3498inhim.

18AndshesaidH559untoElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,WhathaveItodowiththee,Othoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430? thou artcomeבָּ֧אתָBa.taH935untometobringH935mysintoremembranceלְהַזְכִּ֥ירle.haz.KirH2142,andtoslaymysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121!

19AndhesaidH559untoher,Giveתְּנִֽי־te.ni-H5414methysonבְּנֵ֑ךְbe.NekhH1121.AndhetookH3947himoutofherbosomמֵחֵיקָ֗הּme.chei.KahH2436,andcarriedhimupintothechamberH5944,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heabode,andlaidH7901himuponhisownbedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

20AndhecrieduntoJehovah,andsaidH559,OJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, hast thoualsoהֲ֠גַםHa.gamH1571broughtevilH7489uponthewidowהָאַלְמָנָ֞הha.'al.ma.NahH490withwhomIsojourn,byslayinghersonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121?

21AndhestretchedhimselfuponthechildH3206threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesH6471,andcrieduntoJehovah,andsaidH559,OJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,Ipraythee,letthischild’sH3206soulH5315comeintohimagain.

22AndJehovahhearkened untothevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452;andthesoulH5315ofthechildH3206cameintohimagain,andherevived.

23AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookH3947thechildH3206,andbroughthimdownוַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּvai.yo.ri.De.huH3381outofthechamberH5944intothehouseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,anddeliveredhimuntohismotherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517;andElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559,Seeרְאִ֖יre.'IH7200, thysonבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121liveth.

24Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidH559toElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthou artamanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430,andthatthewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697ofJehovahinthymouthבְּפִ֖יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310istruthאֱמֶֽת׃ פ'e.MetH571.

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