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1 Kings 17:10-13
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,
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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