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1 Kings 17:17-23
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.
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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