Berean Standard Bible
1 Kings 17
1Now Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֜יha.tish.BiH8664,who was among the settlersמִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣יmi.to.sha.VeiH8453of Gileadגִלְעָד֮gil.'AdH1568,saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toאֶל־'el-H413Ahabאַחְאָב֒'ach.'AvH256, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,livesחַי־chai-H2416אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834,before whomלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440I standעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,there will beיִהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961neitherאִם־'im-H518dewטַ֣לtalH2919nor rainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306in theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428yearsהַשָּׁנִ֥יםha.sha.NimH8141exceptכִּ֖י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518atלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310my wordדְבָרִֽי׃ סde.va.RiH1697!”
3“Leaveלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980hereמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088,turnוּפָנִ֥יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437eastwardקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,and hide yourselfוְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ve.nis.tar.TaH5641by the Brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158of Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747,east ofאֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'a.Sher 'al- pe.NeiH834H5921H6440the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
5So Elijah didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213what the LORDוַיֵּ֥לֶךְ יְהוָ֑הvai.Ye.lekh Yah.wehH3068H1980had told himכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697,and he wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and livedוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427by the Brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158of Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747,east ofאֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'a.Sher 'al- pe.NeiH834H5921H6440the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.
6The ravensוְהָעֹרְבִ֗יםve.ha.'o.re.VimH6158would bringמְבִיאִ֨יםme.vi.'ImH935himbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899and meatוּבָשָׂר֙u.va.SarH1320in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְלֶ֥חֶם וּבָשָׂ֖רba.Bo.ker ve.Le.chem u.va.SarH1242H3899H1320and eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153,and he would drinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the brookהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158.
The Widow of Zarephath
9“Get upק֣וּםkumH6965andgoלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980to Zarephathצָרְפַ֙תָה֙tza.re.Fa.tahH6886אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834of Sidonלְצִיד֔וֹןle.tzi.DonH6721,and stayוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033.Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have commandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680a widowאִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה'i.Shah 'al.ma.NahH802H490thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033to provide for youלְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃le.khal.ke.Le.khaH3557.”
10So Elijah got upוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Zarephathצָרְפַ֗תָהtza.re.Fa.tahH6886.When he arrivedוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935atאֶל־'el-H413the cityהָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּֽה־ha.'Ir ve.hi.neh-H5892H2009gateפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607,thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033was a widowאִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה'i.Shah 'al.ma.NahH490H802gatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197sticksעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086.Elijah calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to herאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994bringקְחִי־ke.chi-H3947mea littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325in a cupבַּכְּלִ֖יba.ke.LiH3627,so that I may drinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.'esh.TehH8354.”
11And as she was goingוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980to getלָקַ֑חַתla.Ka.chatH3947it,he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to herאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994bringלִֽקְחִי־lik.chi-H3947mea pieceפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899בְּיָדֵֽךְ׃be.ya.DekhH3027.”
12But she repliedוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livesחַי־chai-H2416, Ihaveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426noאִם־'im-H518breadמָע֔וֹגma.'ogH4580—onlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518a handfulמְלֹ֤א כַף־me.Lo' khaf-H4393H3709of flourקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058in a jarבַּכַּ֔דba.KadH3537and a littleוּמְעַט־u.me.'at-H4592oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081in a jugבַּצַּפָּ֑חַתba.tza.Pa.chatH6835.Lookוְהִנְנִ֨יve.hi.NiH2005,I am gatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197a couple ofשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sticksעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086to take homeוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935and prepareוַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙va.'a.si.Ti.huH6213a meal for myselfand my sonוְלִבְנִ֔יve.liv.NiH1121,so that we may eat itוַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.khal.Nu.huH398and dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.”
13“Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372,”Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to herאֵלֶ֤יהָ'e.Lei.haH413. “Goבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935and doעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213as you have saidכִדְבָרֵ֑ךְkhid.va.RekhH1697.Butאַ֣ךְ'akhH389firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223makeעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213mea smallקְטַנָּ֤הke.ta.NahH6996cake of breadעֻגָ֨ה'u.GahH5692fromמִ֠שָּׁםMi.shomH8033what you have,and bring it outוְהוֹצֵ֣אתְve.ho.TzetH3318to me.Afterwardבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ סba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314,makeתַּעֲשִׂ֖יta.'a.SiH6213some for yourselfand your sonוְלִבְנֵ֔ךְve.liv.NekhH1121,
14forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹה֩khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: ‘The jarכַּ֤דkadH3537of flourהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be exhaustedתִכְלָ֔הtikh.LahH3615and the jugוְצַפַּ֥חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808run dryתֶחְסָ֑רtech.SarH2637untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the dayי֧וֹםYomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֛הha.shemH3068sendsתֵּתti.ten-H5414rainגֶּ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653uponעַל־'al-H5921the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.’”
15So she wentוַתֵּ֥לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and didוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הva.ta.'a.SehH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and there was foodוַתֹּ֧אכַלva.To.khalH398every dayיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117for Elijahהִֽיא־hi'-H1931and the womanוָה֛וּאva.hu'H1931and her householdוּבֵיתָ֖הּu.vei.TahH1004.
16The jarכַּ֤דkadH3537of flourהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058was notלֹ֣אlo'H3808exhaustedכָלָ֔תָהkha.La.tahH3615and the jugוְצַפַּ֥חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808run dryחָסֵ֑רcha.SerH2637,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.
Elijah Raises the Widow’s Son
17וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Laterאַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה'a.Char ha.de.va.Rim ha.'E.lehH310H1697H428,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802who ownedבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172the houseהַבָּ֑יִת וַיְהִ֤יha.Ba.yit vay.HiH1004H1961became illחָלָ֕הcha.LahH2470,and his sicknessחָלְיוֹ֙chal.YoH2483grew worseחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389and worseמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834noלֹא־lo'-H3808breathנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397remainedנֽוֹתְרָה־not.rah-H3498in him.
18“O manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,”saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559the womantoאֶל־'el-H413Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, “whatמַה־mah-H4100have you done to me?Have you comeבָּ֧אתָ אֵלַ֛יBa.ta 'e.LaiH935H413to remind meלְהַזְכִּ֥ירle.haz.KirH2142אֶת־'et-H853of my iniquityעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771and cause the deathוּלְהָמִ֥יתu.le.ha.MitH4191אֶת־'et-H853of my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?”
19But Elijah saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to herאֵלֶ֖יהָ'e.Lei.haH413, “Giveתְּנִֽי־te.ni-H5414meאֶת־'et-H853your sonבְּנֵ֑ךְbe.NekhH1121.”So he took himוַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947from her armsמֵחֵיקָ֗הּme.chei.KahH2436,carried himוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927toאֶל־'el-H413the upper roomהָעֲלִיָּ֗הha.'a.li.YahH5944whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heהוּא֙hu'H1931was stayingיֹשֵׁ֣ב שָׁ֔םyo.Shev ShamH3427H8033,and laid himוַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּvai.yash.ki.Ve.huH7901onעַל־'al-H5921his own bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.
20Then he cried outוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,have You alsoהֲ֠גַםHa.gamH1571brought tragedyהֲרֵע֖וֹתָha.re.'o.taH7489onעַל־'al-H5921this widowהָאַלְמָנָ֞הha.'al.ma.NahH490אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834who has opened her home to meאֲנִ֨י מִתְגּוֹרֵ֥ר עִמָּ֛הּ'a.Ni mit.go.Rer 'i.MahH589H1481H5973,by causingלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191אֶת־'et-H853her son to dieבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121?”
21Then he stretched himself outוַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤דvai.yit.mo.DedH4058overעַל־'al-H5921the childהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471and cried outוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068וַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994let thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088boy’sהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315returnתָּ֥שָׁבta.shoH7725toעַל־'al-H5921himקִרְבּֽוֹ׃kir.BoH7130!”
22And the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and the child’sהַיֶּ֛לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315returnedוַתָּ֧שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725toעַל־'al-H5921himקִרְבּ֖וֹkir.BoH7130,and he livedוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.
23Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452אֶת־'et-H853tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,brought him downוַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּvai.yo.ri.De.huH3381fromמִן־min-H4480the upper roomהָעֲלִיָּה֙ha.'a.li.YahH5944into the houseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,and gave himוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414to his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517. “Lookרְאִ֖יre.'IH7200,your sonבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121is aliveחַ֥יchaiH2416,”Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452declaredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559.
24Then the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, “Nowעַתָּה֙ זֶ֣ה'a.Tah zehH6258H2088I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּ֛יkiH3588youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and that the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068from your mouthבְּפִ֖יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310is truthאֱמֶֽת׃ פ'e.MetH571.”
Commentaries on 1 Kings 17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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