Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 17

1And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֜יha.tish.BiH8664, who wasof the inhabitantsמִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣יmi.to.sha.VeiH8453of Gileadגִלְעָד֮gil.'AdH1568,saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto Ahabאַחְאָב֒'ach.'AvH256, AsYhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478livethחַי־chai-H2416,beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440whom I standעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975,there shall not be dewטַ֣לtalH2919nor rainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306these yearsהַשָּׁנִ֥יםha.sha.NimH8141,but accordingלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310to my wordדְבָרִֽי׃ סde.va.RiH1697.

2And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3GetH3212thee hence, and turnוּפָנִ֥יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437thee eastwardקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924,and hideוְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ve.nis.tar.TaH5641thyself by the brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747, that isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

4And it shall be, thatthou shalt drinkתִּשְׁתֶּ֑הtish.TehH8354of the brookמֵהַנַּ֣חַלme.ha.Na.chalH5158;and I have commandedצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680the ravensהָעֹרְבִ֣יםha.'o.re.VimH6158to feedלְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖le.khal.kel.KhaH3557thee there.

5So he wentH3212and didוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according unto the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for he wentH3212and dweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427by the brookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747, that isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

6And the ravensוְהָעֹרְבִ֗יםve.ha.'o.re.VimH6158broughtמְבִיאִ֨יםme.vi.'ImH935him breadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899and fleshוּבָשָׂר֙u.va.SarH1320in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,and breadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899and fleshוּבָשָׂ֖רu.va.SarH1320in the eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153;and he drankיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354of the brookהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158.

7And it came to pass afterמִקֵּ֥ץmi.KetzH7093a whileיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,that the brookהַנָּ֑חַלha.Na.chalH5158dried upוַיִּיבַ֣שׁvai.yi.VashH3001,because there had been no rainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

8And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came unto him, sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,getH3212thee to Zarephathצָרְפַ֙תָה֙tza.re.Fa.tahH6886, which belongethto Sidonלְצִיד֔וֹןle.tzi.DonH6721,and dwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427there: behold, I have commandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680a widowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802there to sustainלְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃le.khal.ke.Le.khaH3557thee.

10So he aroseוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965and wentH3212to Zarephathצָרְפַ֗תָהtza.re.Fa.tahH6886.And when he cameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to the gateפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,behold, the widowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802wasthere gatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197of sticksעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086:and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to her, and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Fetchקְחִי־ke.chi-H3947me, I pray thee, a littleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325in a vesselבַּכְּלִ֖יba.ke.LiH3627,that I may drinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.'esh.TehH8354.

11And as she was goingH3212to fetchלָקַ֑חַתla.Ka.chatH3947it,he calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to her, and saidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Bringלִֽקְחִי־lik.chi-H3947me, I pray thee, a morselפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899in thine handבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃be.ya.DekhH3027.

12And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, AsYhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livethחַי־chai-H2416,I haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426not a cakeמָע֔וֹגma.'ogH4580,but an handfulמְלֹ֤א כַף־me.Lo' khaf-H3709 H4393of mealקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058in a barrelבַּכַּ֔דba.KadH3537,and a littleוּמְעַט־u.me.'at-H4592oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081in a cruseבַּצַּפָּ֑חַתba.tza.Pa.chatH6835: and, behold, I amgatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sticksעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086,that I may go inוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935and dressוַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙va.'a.si.Ti.huH6213it for me and my sonוְלִבְנִ֔יve.liv.NiH1121,that we may eatוַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.khal.Nu.huH398it, and dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

13And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not; goבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935anddoעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213as thou hast saidכִדְבָרֵ֑ךְkhid.va.RekhH1697:but makeעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213me thereofמִ֠שָּׁםMi.shomH8033a littleקְטַנָּ֤הke.ta.NahH6996cakeעֻגָ֨ה'u.GahH5692firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223,and bringוְהוֹצֵ֣אתְve.ho.TzetH3318itunto me, and afterבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ סba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314makeתַּעֲשִׂ֖יta.'a.SiH6213for thee and for thy sonוְלִבְנֵ֔ךְve.liv.NekhH1121.

14For thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,The barrelכַּ֤דkadH3537of mealהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058shall not wasteתִכְלָ֔הtikh.LahH3615,neither shall the cruseוְצַפַּ֥חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081failתֶחְסָ֑רtech.SarH2637,until the dayי֧וֹםYomH3117thatYhwhיְהוָ֛הha.shemH3068sendethתֵּתti.ten-H5414rainגֶּ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

15And she wentH3212and didוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הva.ta.'a.SehH6213according to the sayingכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452:and she, and he, and her houseוּבֵיתָ֖הּu.vei.TahH1004,did eatוַתֹּ֧אכַלva.To.khalH398manydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

16Andthe barrelכַּ֤דkadH3537of mealהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058wastedכָלָ֔תָהkha.La.tahH3615not, neither did the cruseוְצַפַּ֥חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835of oilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081failH2638,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

17And it came to pass afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, thatthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the womanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802,the mistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172of the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,fell sickחָלָ֕הcha.LahH2470;and his sicknessחָלְיוֹ֙chal.YoH2483was soמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966soreחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389,that there was no breathנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397leftנֽוֹתְרָה־not.rah-H3498in him.

18And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559unto Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,What have I to do with thee, O thou manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?art thou comeבָּ֧אתָBa.taH935unto me to callH2142my sinעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771to remembranceלְהַזְכִּ֥ירle.haz.KirH2142,and to slayוּלְהָמִ֥יתu.le.ha.MitH4191my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

19And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Giveתְּנִֽי־te.ni-H5414me thy sonבְּנֵ֑ךְbe.NekhH1121.And he tookוַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him out of her bosomמֵחֵיקָ֗הּme.chei.KahH2436,and carried him upוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927into a loftהָעֲלִיָּ֗הha.'a.li.YahH5944,where he abodeיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427,and laidוַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּvai.yash.ki.Ve.huH7901him upon his own bedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

20And he criedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,hast thou also brought evilהֲרֵע֖וֹתָha.re.'o.taH7489upon the widowהָאַלְמָנָ֞הha.'al.ma.NahH490with whom I sojournמִתְגּוֹרֵ֥רmit.go.RerH1481,by slayingלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121?

21And he stretchedוַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤דvai.yit.mo.DedH4058himself upon the childהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471,and criedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559,O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430,I pray thee, let this child’sהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206soulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315comeH7725into himקִרְבּֽוֹ׃kir.BoH7130againH7725.

22And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Elijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452;and the soulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of the childהַיֶּ֛לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206cameH7725into himקִרְבּ֖וֹkir.BoH7130againH7725,and he revivedוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.

23And Elijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the childהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206,and brought him downוַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּvai.yo.ri.De.huH3381out of the chamberהָעֲלִיָּה֙ha.'a.li.YahH5944into the houseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004,and deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him unto his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517:and Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Seeרְאִ֖יre.'IH7200,thy sonבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121livethחַ֥יchaiH2416.

24And the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,Now by thisזֶ֣הzehH2088I knowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou arta manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, andthat the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068in thy mouthבְּפִ֖יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310istruthאֱמֶֽת׃ פ'e.MetH571.

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