New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 17:1-6

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.

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