New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Kings 17:19-24

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.”

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.HimH430,and that the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068in your mouthבְּפִ֖יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310is truthאֱמֶֽת׃ פ'e.MetH571.”

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