1 Kings 17

Revised Version 1895

1AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452the Tishbite, who was of thesojournersמִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣יmi.to.sha.VeiH8453ofGileadגִלְעָד֮gil.'AdH1568,saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559untoAhabאַחְאָב֒'ach.'AvH256, As theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, liveth,beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Istandעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975, there shallnotאִם־'im-H518bedewטַ֣לtalH2919norאִם־'im-H518rainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428yearsהַשָּׁנִ֥יםha.sha.NimH8141, butaccordingלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310to mywordדְבָרִֽי׃ סde.va.RiH1697.

2And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961unto him,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Get thee hence, andturnוּפָנִ֥יתָu.fa.Ni.taH6437theeeastwardקֵ֑דְמָהKe.de.mahH6924, andhideוְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ve.nis.tar.TaH5641thyself by thebrookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747, that isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

4And it shall be, that thou shaltdrinkתִּשְׁתֶּ֑הtish.TehH8354of thebrookמֵהַנַּ֣חַלme.ha.Na.chalH5158; and I havecommandedצִוִּ֔יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680theravensהָעֹרְבִ֣יםha.'o.re.VimH6158to feed thee there.

5SoH6213hewentH6440anddidH6213accordingעַל־'al-H5921unto thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for hewentH6440anddweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427by thebrookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747, that isbeforeH6440Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hai.yar.DenH3383.

6And theravensוְהָעֹרְבִ֗יםve.ha.'o.re.VimH6158broughtמְבִיאִ֨יםme.vi.'ImH935himbreadלֶ֤חֶםLe.chemH3899andfleshוּבָשָׂר֙u.va.SarH1320in themorningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242, andbreadוְלֶ֥חֶםve.Le.chemH3899andfleshוּבָשָׂ֖רu.va.SarH1320in theeveningבָּעָ֑רֶבba.'A.revH6153; and hedrankיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yish.TehH8354of thebrookהַנַּ֖חַלha.Na.chalH5158.

7And itcameH1961topassH1961afterמִקֵּ֥ץmi.KetzH7093awhileH1961, that thebrookהַנָּ֑חַלha.Na.chalH5158driedH3001upH3001,becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588there wasnoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

8And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961unto him,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,getH6965thee toZarephathצָרְפַ֙תָה֙tza.re.Fa.tahH6886,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongeth to Zidon, anddwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427there:beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havecommandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680awidowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802there tosustainלְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃le.khal.ke.Le.khaH3557thee.

10Soקְחִי־ke.chi-H3947hearoseוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965andwentH935toZarephathצָרְפַ֗תָהtza.re.Fa.tahH6886; and when hecameH935to thegateפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,beholdוְהִנֵּֽה־ve.hi.neh-H2009, awidowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802was theregatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197sticksעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toherאֶל־'el-H413, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559, Fetchmeאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413, Iprayנָ֨אna'H4994thee, alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325in avesselבַּכְּלִ֖יba.ke.LiH3627, that I maydrinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.'esh.TehH8354.

11And assheH7121was going to fetch it, hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toherH413, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,BringH3947meH413, Iprayנָ֥אna'H4994thee, amorselפַּת־pat-H6595ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899in thinehandבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃be.ya.DekhH3027.

12AndsheH3588saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430liveth, I havenotH518a cake, but an handful ofmealקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058in the barrel, and alittleוּמְעַט־u.me.'at-H4592oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081in the cruse: and,beholdוְהִנְנִ֨יve.hi.NiH2005, I amgatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sticksעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086, that I maygoוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935in and dress it formeH935and mysonוְלִבְנִ֔יve.liv.NiH1121, thatweH3588mayeatוַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.khal.Nu.huH398it, anddieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

13AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidH559untoherH413,Fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372notאַל־'al-H408;goH3318anddoעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213as thou hastsaidH559: butmakeעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213meH413thereof alittleקְטַנָּ֤הke.ta.NahH6996cakeעֻגָ֨ה'u.GahH5692firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223, andbringבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935itforthH3318untomeH413, andafterwardבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ סba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314makeתַּעֲשִׂ֖יta.'a.SiH6213for thee and for thysonוְלִבְנֵ֔ךְve.liv.NekhH1121.

14Forthusכֹה֩khohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, The barrel ofmealהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808wasteH3615,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808shall the cruse ofoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081failH3615,untilעַ֠ד'adH5704thedayי֧וֹםYomH3117that theLORDיְהוָ֛הha.shemH3068sendethrainגֶּ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

15Andsheהִֽיא־hi'-H1931wentH1004anddidH6213according to thesayingכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452: andsheוָה֛וּאva.hu'H1931, and he, andherH398houseH1004,didH6213eatH398manydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

16The barrel ofmealהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058wastednotלֹ֣אlo'H3808,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808didH834the cruse ofoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081failכָלָ֔תָהkha.La.tahH3615,accordingבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichH834he spake byElijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

17And itcameH1961topassH1961afterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428things, that thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802, themistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,fellH1961sickחָלָ֕הcha.LahH2470; and hissicknessחָלְיוֹ֙chal.YoH2483wassoH1961sore, that there wasnoלֹא־lo'-H3808breathנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397leftנֽוֹתְרָה־not.rah-H3498in him.

18AndsheH4100saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559untoElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,WhatH4100have I todoH4100with thee, O thoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430? thou artcomeבָּ֧אתָBa.taH935untomeH413tobringH935mysinעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771toremembranceלְהַזְכִּ֥ירle.haz.KirH2142, and toslayוּלְהָמִ֥יתu.le.ha.MitH4191mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121!

19And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH413,Giveתְּנִֽי־te.ni-H5414meH413thysonבְּנֵ֑ךְbe.NekhH1121. And hetookוַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947himoutH5921ofherH413bosomמֵחֵיקָ֗הּme.chei.KahH2436, andcarriedH5927himupH5927intoH413thechamberהָעֲלִיָּ֗הha.'a.li.YahH5944,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834heabodeיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427, andlaidוַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּvai.yash.ki.Ve.huH7901himuponH5921his ownbedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

20And hecriedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, hast thou also broughtevilהֲרֵע֖וֹתָha.re.'o.taH7489uponעַל־'al-H5921thewidowהָאַלְמָנָ֞הha.'al.ma.NahH490withwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I sojourn, by slayingherאֶל־'el-H413sonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121?

21And hestretchedוַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤דvai.yit.mo.DedH4058himselfH5315uponH5921thechildהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471, andcriedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, IprayH4994thee,letH4994thischild’sהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206soulH5315comeH7725intoאֶל־'el-H413himagainH7725.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hearkened unto thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452; and thesoulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of thechildהַיֶּ֛לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206cameH7725intoעַל־'al-H5921himagainH7725, and herevivedH7725.

23AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookH3947thechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, andbroughtH3947himdownוַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּvai.yo.ri.De.huH3381outמִן־min-H4480of thechamberהָעֲלִיָּה֙ha.'a.li.YahH5944intoH5414thehouseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004, anddeliveredH5414him unto hismotherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517: andElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Seeרְאִ֖יre.'IH7200, thysonבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121liveth.

24And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452,Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou art amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and that thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068in thymouthבְּפִ֖יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310istruthאֱמֶֽת׃ פ'e.MetH571.

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Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain