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1 Kings 17:19-24

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 ShamH3427 H8033,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.MahH589 H1481 H5973,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 zehH6258 H2088I 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.”

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