Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 17:1-6

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.

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