New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 17:17-23

17Now it happenedוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961afterאַחַר֙'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 hisconditionחָלְיוֹ֙chal.YoH2483becameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966graveחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704at the endhe wasH3498noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerH3498breathingנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397.

18So she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, “Whyמַה־mah-H4100is my business any of yours, youmanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430? Yetyou have comeבָּ֧אתָBa.taH935to me to bringלְהַזְכִּ֥ירle.haz.KirH2142my wrongdoingעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771toH2142remembranceH2142,and to putוּלְהָמִ֥יתu.le.ha.MitH4191my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121toH4191deathH4191!”

19But he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Giveתְּנִֽי־te.ni-H5414me your sonבְּנֵ֑ךְbe.NekhH1121.”Then he tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him from herarmsמֵחֵיקָ֗הּme.chei.KahH2436and carriedH5927him upH5927to the upstairsH5944roomהָעֲלִיָּ֗הha.'a.li.YahH5944whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָׁ֔ם'a.Sher- ShamH834 H8033he was livingיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427,and laidוַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּvai.yash.ki.Ve.huH7901him on his own bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

20And he calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,have You alsoהֲ֠גַםHa.gamH1571broughtH7489catastropheH7489upon the widowהָאַלְמָנָ֞הha.'al.ma.NahH490with whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I amstayingמִתְגּוֹרֵ֥רmit.go.RerH1481,by causing her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121to dieלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191?”

21Then he stretchedH4058himself outH4058overH5921the boyהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, “Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994,let thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088boy’sהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315returnתָּ֥שָׁבta.shoH7725to him.”

22And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068listenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,and the lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of the boyהַיֶּ֛לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206returnedוַתָּ֧שָׁבva.Ta.shovH7725to him and he revivedוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.

23Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452then tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the boyהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206and broughtH3381him downוַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּvai.yo.ri.De.huH3381from the upstairsH5944roomהָעֲלִיָּה֙ha.'a.li.YahH5944into 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.”

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