New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 17:12-16

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.

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