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1 Kings 17

1AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452theTishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֜יha.tish.BiH8664, who was of theinhabitantsמִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣יmi.to.sha.VeiH8453ofGileadגִלְעָד֮gil.'AdH1568,saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559toAhabאַחְאָב֒'ach.'AvH256, As theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478livethחַי־chai-H2416,beforeלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440whom Istandעָמַ֣דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975, there shall not bedewטַ֣לtalH2919norrainוּמָטָ֑רu.ma.TarH4306theseyearsהַשָּׁנִ֥יםha.sha.NimH8141, butaccordingלְפִ֥יle.FiH6310to mywordדְבָרִֽי׃ סde.va.RiH1697.

2And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to him,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3DepartH3212from here, 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.VimH6158tofeedלְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖le.khal.kel.KhaH3557thee there.

5So hewentH3212anddidוַיַּ֖עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: for hewentH3212anddweltוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Ye.shevH3427by thebrookבְּנַ֣חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Cherithכְּרִ֔יתke.RitH3747, that isbeforeפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃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 it came to passafterמִקֵּ֥ץmi.KetzH7093awhileיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117, that thebrookהַנָּ֑חַלha.Na.chalH5158driedupוַיִּיבַ֣שׁvai.yi.VashH3001, because there had been norainגֶ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653in thelandבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

8And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to him,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Ariseק֣וּםkumH6965,goH3212toZarephathצָרְפַ֙תָה֙tza.re.Fa.tahH6886, which belongeth toZidonלְצִיד֔וֹןle.tzi.DonH6721, anddwellוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ve.ya.shav.TaH3427there: behold, I havecommandedצִוִּ֥יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680awidowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802there tosustainלְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃le.khal.ke.Le.khaH3557thee.

10So hearoseוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965andwentH3212toZarephathצָרְפַ֗תָהtza.re.Fa.tahH6886. And when hecameוַיָּבֹא֙vai.ya.Vo'H935to thegateפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, behold, thewidowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490womanאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802was theregatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197sticksעֵצִ֑ים'e.TzimH6086: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to her, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Bringקְחִי־ke.chi-H3947me, I pray thee, alittleמְעַט־me.'at-H4592waterמַ֛יִםMa.yimH4325in avesselבַּכְּלִ֖יba.ke.LiH3627, that I maydrinkוְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃ve.'esh.TehH8354.

11And as she wasgoingH3212tobringלָקַ֑חַתla.Ka.chatH3947it, hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to her, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֔רvai.yo.MarH559,Bringלִֽקְחִי־lik.chi-H3947me, I pray thee, amorselפַּת־pat-H6595ofbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899in thyhandבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃be.ya.DekhH3027.

12And shesaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, As theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430livethחַי־chai-H2416, Ihaveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426not acakeמָע֔וֹגma.'ogH4580, but anhandfulמְלֹ֤א כַף־me.Lo' khaf-H4393 H3709ofmealקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058in abarrelבַּכַּ֔דba.KadH3537, and alittleוּמְעַט־u.me.'at-H4592oilשֶׁ֖מֶןShe.menH8081in acruseבַּצַּפָּ֑חַתba.tza.Pa.chatH6835: and, behold, I amgatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁתme.ko.She.shetH7197twoשְׁנַ֣יִםshe.Na.yimH8147sticksעֵצִ֗ים'e.TzimH6086, that I may goinוּבָ֙אתִי֙u.Va.tiH935andprepareוַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙va.'a.si.Ti.huH6213it for me and mysonוְלִבְנִ֔יve.liv.NiH1121, that we mayeatוַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּva.'a.khal.Nu.huH398it, anddieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃va.Ma.te.nuH4191.

13AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her,Fearתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יtir.'IH3372not;goבֹּ֖אִיBo.'iH935anddoעֲשִׂ֣י'a.SiH6213as thou hastsaidכִדְבָרֵ֑ךְkhid.va.RekhH1697: butmakeעֲשִׂי־'a.si-H6213me ofitמִ֠שָּׁםMi.shomH8033alittleקְטַנָּ֤הke.ta.NahH6996cakeעֻגָ֨ה'u.GahH5692firstבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙va.ri.sho.NahH7223, andbringוְהוֹצֵ֣אתְve.ho.TzetH3318it to me, andafterwardבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ סba.'a.cha.ro.NahH314makeתַּעֲשִׂ֖יta.'a.SiH6213for thee and for thysonוְלִבְנֵ֔ךְve.liv.NekhH1121.

14For thussaithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Thebarrelכַּ֤דkadH3537ofmealהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058shall not be usedupתִכְלָ֔הtikh.LahH3615, neither shall thecruseוְצַפַּ֥חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835ofoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081failתֶחְסָ֑רtech.SarH2637, until thedayי֧וֹםYomH3117that theLORDיְהוָ֛הha.shemH3068sendethתֵּתti.ten-H5414rainגֶּ֖שֶׁםGe.shemH1653uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

15And shewentH3212anddidוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הva.ta.'a.SehH6213according to thesayingכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452: and she, and he, and herhouseוּבֵיתָ֖הּu.vei.TahH1004,ateוַתֹּ֧אכַלva.To.khalH398manydaysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

16And thebarrelכַּ֤דkadH3537ofmealהַקֶּ֙מַח֙ha.Ke.machH7058was not usedupכָלָ֔תָהkha.La.tahH3615, neither did thecruseוְצַפַּ֥חַתve.tza.Pa.chatH6835ofoilהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןha.She.menH8081failH2638, according to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, which hespokeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַ֥דbe.YadH3027Elijahאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פ'e.li.Ya.huH452.

17And it came to passafterאַחַר֙'a.CharH310thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, that thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֖הha.'i.ShahH802, themistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172of thehouseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, fellsickחָלָ֕הcha.LahH2470; and hissicknessחָלְיוֹ֙chal.YoH2483wassoמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966grievousחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389, that there was nobreathנְשָׁמָֽה׃ne.sha.MahH5397leftנֽוֹתְרָה־not.rah-H3498in him.

18And shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559toElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, What have I to do with thee, O thoumanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430? art thoucomeבָּ֧אתָBa.taH935to me tocallH2142mysinעֲוֹנִ֖י'a.vo.NiH5771toremembranceלְהַזְכִּ֥ירle.haz.KirH2142, and toslayוּלְהָמִ֥יתu.le.ha.MitH4191mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

19And hesaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her,Giveתְּנִֽי־te.ni-H5414me thysonבְּנֵ֑ךְbe.NekhH1121. And hetookוַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him out of herbosomמֵחֵיקָ֗הּme.chei.KahH2436, and carried himupוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Le.huH5927into aloftהָעֲלִיָּ֗הha.'a.li.YahH5944, where heabodeיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427, andlaidוַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּvai.yash.ki.Ve.huH7901him upon his ownbedמִטָּתֽוֹ׃mi.ta.ToH4296.

20And hecriedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, hast thou also broughtevilהֲרֵע֖וֹתָha.re.'o.taH7489upon thewidowהָאַלְמָנָ֞הha.'al.ma.NahH490with whom Isojournמִתְגּוֹרֵ֥רmit.go.RerH1481, byslayingלְהָמִ֥יתle.ha.MitH4191hersonבְּנָֽהּ׃be.NahH1121?

21And hestretchedוַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤דvai.yit.mo.DedH4058himself upon thechildהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hai.Ye.ledH3206threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpe.'a.MimH6471, andcriedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andsaidוַיֹּאמַ֑רvai.yo.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֔י'e.lo.HaiH430, I pray thee, let thischild’sהַיֶּ֥לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206soulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315comeH7725intohimקִרְבּֽוֹ׃kir.BoH7130againH7725.

22And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofElijahאֵלִיָּ֑הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452; and thesoulנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne.fesh-H5315of thechildהַיֶּ֛לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206cameH7725intohimקִרְבּ֖וֹkir.BoH7130againH7725, and herevivedוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.

23AndElijahאֵלִיָּ֜הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947thechildהַיֶּ֗לֶדhai.Ye.ledH3206, and brought himdownוַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּvai.yo.ri.De.huH3381from thechamberהָעֲלִיָּה֙ha.'a.li.YahH5944into thehouseהַבַּ֔יְתָהha.Bay.tahH1004, anddeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414him to hismotherלְאִמּ֑וֹle.'i.MoH517: andElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Seeרְאִ֖יre.'IH7200, thysonבְּנֵֽךְ׃be.NekhH1121livethחַ֥יchaiH2416.

24And thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802saidוַתֹּ֤אמֶרva.To.merH559toElijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ'e.li.Ya.huH452, Now bythisזֶ֣הzehH2088Iknowיָדַ֔עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that thou art amanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and that thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068in thymouthבְּפִ֖יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310istruthאֱמֶֽת׃ פ'e.MetH571.

Commentaries on 1 Kings 17

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