1 Kings 17
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1 Kings 17:10-12

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-H3709H4393of 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.
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