New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 17

Elijah Predicts Drought

1Now Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֜יha.tish.BiH8664, who was ofthe settlersמִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣יmi.to.sha.VeiH8453of Gileadגִלְעָד֮gil.'AdH1568,saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to Ahabאַחְאָב֒'ach.'AvH256, “As the Lordיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478livesחַי־chai-H2416,beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I standעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,surelyH518there shall be neitherH518dewטַ֣לtalH2919nor rainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428yearsהַשָּׁנִ֥יםha.sha.NimH8141,exceptכִּ֖יkiH3588 H518by my wordדְבָרִֽי׃ סde.va.RiH1697.”

2The wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3“Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980away from hereמִזֶּ֔הmi.ZehH2088and turnוּפָנִ֥יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437eastwardקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,and hideוְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ve.nis.tar.TaH5641yourself by the brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834iseastעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

4It shall be that you will drinkתִּשְׁתֶּ֑הtish.TehH8354of the brookמֵהַנַּ֣חַלme.ha.Na.chalH5158, andI have commandedצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680the ravensהָעֹרְבִ֣יםha.'o.re.VimH6158to provideלְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖le.khal.kel.KhaH3557for you thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.”

5So he wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,for he wentוַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and livedוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427by the brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834iseastעַל־ פְּנֵ֥י'al- pe.NeiH5921 H6440of the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

6The ravensוְהָעֹרְבִ֗יםve.ha.'o.re.VimH6158broughtמְבִיאִ֨יםme.vi.'ImH935him breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899and meatוּבָשָׂר֙u.va.SarH1320in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242and breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899and meatוּבָשָׂ֖רu.va.SarH1320in the eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153,and he would drinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354from the brookהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158.

7It happenedH1961afterמִקֵּ֥ץmi.KetzH4480 H7093a whileיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117that the brookהַנָּ֑חַלha.Na.chalH5158driedוַיִּיבַ֣שׁvai.yi.VashH3001up, becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588there was noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

8Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9“Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980toZarephathצָרְפַ֙תָה֙tza.re.Fa.tahH6886,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongs to Sidonלְצִיד֔וֹןle.tzi.DonH6721,and stayוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033;beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I have commandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680a widowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033to provideלְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃le.khal.ke.Le.khaH3557for you.”

10So he aroseוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965and wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to Zarephathצָרְפַ֗תָהtza.re.Fa.tahH6886,and when he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to the gateפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,a widowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490was thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033gatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197sticksעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086; andhe calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to her and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseנָ֨אna'H4994getקְחִי־ke.chi-H3947me a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325in ajarבַּכְּלִ֖יba.ke.LiH3627,that I may drinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.'esh.TehH8354.”

11As she was goingוַתֵּ֖לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980to getלָקַ֑חַתla.Ka.chatH3947it,he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to her and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, “Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994bringלִֽקְחִי־lik.chi-H3947me a pieceפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899in your handבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃be.ya.DekhH3027.”

12But she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “As the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livesחַי־chai-H2416,I haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426noאִם־'im-H518breadמָע֔וֹגma.'ogH4580,onlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518a handfulמְלֹ֤א כַף־me.Lo' khaf-H4393 H3709of flourקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058in thebowlבַּכַּ֔דba.KadH3537and a littleוּמְעַט־u.me.'at-H4592oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081in the jarבַּצַּפָּ֑חַתba.tza.Pa.chatH6835;and beholdH2009,I am gatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197a fewשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sticksעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086that I may goוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935in and prepareוַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙va.'a.si.Ti.huH6213for me and my sonוְלִבְנִ֔יve.liv.NiH1121,that we may eatוַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.khal.Nu.huH398it anddieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.”

13Then Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Do not fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372;goבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935,doעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213as you have saidכִדְבָרֵ֑ךְkhid.va.RekhH1697,but makeעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213me a littleקְטַנָּ֤הke.ta.NahH6996breadעֻגָ֨ה'u.GahH5692cakeH5692fromit firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223and bringוְהוֹצֵ֣אתְve.ho.TzetH3318itout to me, and afterwardבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ סba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314you may makeתַּעֲשִׂ֖יta.'a.SiH6213onefor yourself and for your sonוְלִבְנֵ֔ךְve.liv.NekhH1121.

14For thusכֹה֩khohH3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Thebowlכַּ֤דkadH3537of flourהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058shall not be exhaustedתִכְלָ֔הtikh.LahH3615,norH3808shall the jarוְצַפַּ֥חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081be emptyתֶחְסָ֑רtech.SarH2637,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704the dayי֧וֹםYomH3117that the Lordיְהוָ֛הha.shemH3068sendsתֵּתti.ten-H5414rainגֶּ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.’”

15So she wentוַתֵּ֥לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980and didוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הva.ta.'a.SehH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and she and he and her householdוּבֵיתָ֖הּu.vei.TahH1004ateוַתֹּ֧אכַלva.To.khalH398for manydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

16Thebowlכַּ֤דkadH3537of flourהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058was not exhaustedכָלָ֔תָהkha.La.tahH3615norH3808did the jarוְצַפַּ֥חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081becomeH2637emptyH2637,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He spokeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

Elijah Raises the Widow’s Son

17Now it cameH1961about afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697that the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,the mistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,becameH2470sickחָלָ֕הcha.LahH2470;and his sicknessחָלְיוֹ֙chal.YoH2483was soמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966severeחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389that there was noלֹא־lo'-H3808breathנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397leftנֽוֹתְרָה־not.rah-H3498in him.

18So she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, “Whatמַה־mah-H4100do I have to do with you, Omanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?You have comeבָּ֧אתָBa.taH935to me to bringלְהַזְכִּ֥ירle.haz.KirH2142my iniquityעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771to remembranceH2142and to putוּלְהָמִ֥יתu.le.ha.MitH4191my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121to deathH4191!”

19He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Giveתְּנִֽי־te.ni-H5414me your sonבְּנֵ֑ךְbe.NekhH1121.”Then he tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him from her bosomמֵחֵיקָ֗הּme.chei.KahH2436and carriedוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927him up to the upperהָעֲלִיָּ֗הha.'a.li.YahH5944roomH5944whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher- ShamH834 H8033he was livingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427,and laidוַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּvai.yash.ki.Ve.huH7901him on his own bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

20He calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,have You alsoהֲ֠גַםHa.gamH1571broughtH7489calamityH7489to the widowהָאַלְמָנָ֞הha.'al.ma.NahH490with whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I amstayingמִתְגּוֹרֵ֥רmit.go.RerH1481,by causing her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121to dieלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191?”

21Then he stretchedוַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤דvai.yit.mo.DedH4058himself upon the childהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,I prayנָ֛אna'H4994You, let thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088child’sהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315returnתָּ֥שָׁבta.shoH7725to him.”

22The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and the lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of the childהַיֶּ֛לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206returnedוַתָּ֧שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to him and he revivedוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.

23Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206and broughtH3381him downוַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּvai.yo.ri.De.huH3381from the upperהָעֲלִיָּה֙ha.'a.li.YahH5944roomH5944into the houseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him to his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517;and Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Seeרְאִ֖יre.'IH7200,your sonבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121is aliveחַ֥יchaiH2416.”

24Then the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, “Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that you are a manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430and that the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068in your mouthבְּפִ֖יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310is truthאֱמֶֽת׃ פ'e.MetH571.”

Elijah Predicts Drought

Elijah Raises the Widow’s Son

Commentaries on 1 Kings 17