Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 17:9-16

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.

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