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1 Kings 17:1-16

1And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֜יha.tish.BiH8664, who wasof the inhabitantsמִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣יmi.to.sha.VeiH8453of Gileadגִלְעָד֮gil.'AdH1568,saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto Ahabאַחְאָב֒'ach.'AvH256, Asthe Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478livethחַי־chai-H2416,beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440whom I standעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,there shall not be dewטַ֣לtalH2919nor rainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306these yearsהַשָּׁנִ֥יםha.sha.NimH8141,but accordingלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310to my wordדְבָרִֽי׃ סde.va.RiH1697.

2And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3GetH3212thee hence, and turnוּפָנִ֥יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437thee eastwardקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,and hideוְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ve.nis.tar.TaH5641thyself by the brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747, that isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

4And it shall be, thatthou shalt drinkתִּשְׁתֶּ֑הtish.TehH8354of the brookמֵהַנַּ֣חַלme.ha.Na.chalH5158;and I have commandedצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680the ravensהָעֹרְבִ֣יםha.'o.re.VimH6158to feedלְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖le.khal.kel.KhaH3557thee there.

5So he wentH3212and didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according unto the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for he wentH3212and dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427by the brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747, that isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

6And the ravensוְהָעֹרְבִ֗יםve.ha.'o.re.VimH6158broughtמְבִיאִ֨יםme.vi.'ImH935him breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899and fleshוּבָשָׂר֙u.va.SarH1320in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899and fleshוּבָשָׂ֖רu.va.SarH1320in the eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153;and he drankיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354of the brookהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158.

7And it came to pass afterמִקֵּ֥ץmi.KetzH7093a whileיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,that the brookהַנָּ֑חַלha.Na.chalH5158dried upוַיִּיבַ֣שׁvai.yi.VashH3001,because there had been no rainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

8And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,getH3212thee to Zarephathצָרְפַ֙תָה֙tza.re.Fa.tahH6886, which belongethto Zidonלְצִיד֔וֹןle.tzi.DonH6721,and dwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427there: behold, I have commandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680a widowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802there to sustainלְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃le.khal.ke.Le.khaH3557thee.

10So he aroseוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965and wentH3212to Zarephathצָרְפַ֗תָהtza.re.Fa.tahH6886.And when he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to the gateפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,behold, the widowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802wasthere gatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197of sticksעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086:and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to her, and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Fetchקְחִי־ke.chi-H3947me, I pray thee, a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325in a vesselבַּכְּלִ֖יba.ke.LiH3627,that I may drinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.'esh.TehH8354.

11And as she was goingH3212to fetchלָקַ֑חַתla.Ka.chatH3947it,he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to her, and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Bringלִֽקְחִי־lik.chi-H3947me, I pray thee, a morselפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899in thine handבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃be.ya.DekhH3027.

12And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Asthe Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livethחַי־chai-H2416,I haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426not a cakeמָע֔וֹגma.'ogH4580,but an handfulמְלֹ֤א כַף־me.Lo' khaf-H3709 H4393of mealקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058in a barrelבַּכַּ֔דba.KadH3537,and a littleוּמְעַט־u.me.'at-H4592oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081in a cruseבַּצַּפָּ֑חַתba.tza.Pa.chatH6835: and, behold, I amgatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sticksעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086,that I may go inוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935and dressוַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙va.'a.si.Ti.huH6213it for me and my sonוְלִבְנִ֔יve.liv.NiH1121,that we may eatוַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.khal.Nu.huH398it, and dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

13And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; goבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935anddoעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213as thou hast saidכִדְבָרֵ֑ךְkhid.va.RekhH1697:but makeעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213me thereofמִ֠שָּׁםMi.shomH8033a littleקְטַנָּ֤הke.ta.NahH6996cakeעֻגָ֨ה'u.GahH5692firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223,and bringוְהוֹצֵ֣אתְve.ho.TzetH3318itunto me, and afterבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ סba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314makeתַּעֲשִׂ֖יta.'a.SiH6213for thee and for thy sonוְלִבְנֵ֔ךְve.liv.NekhH1121.

14For thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,The barrelכַּ֤דkadH3537of mealהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058shall not wasteתִכְלָ֔הtikh.LahH3615,neither shall the cruseוְצַפַּ֥חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081failתֶחְסָ֑רtech.SarH2637,until the dayי֧וֹםYomH3117thatthe Lordיְהוָ֛הha.shemH3068sendethתֵּתti.ten-H5414rainגֶּ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

15And she wentH3212and didוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הva.ta.'a.SehH6213according to the sayingכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452:and she, and he, and her houseוּבֵיתָ֖הּu.vei.TahH1004,did eatוַתֹּ֧אכַלva.To.khalH398manydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

16Andthe barrelכַּ֤דkadH3537of mealהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058wastedכָלָ֔תָהkha.La.tahH3615not, neither did the cruseוְצַפַּ֥חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081failH2638,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

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