1 Kings

1 Kings 17:1–6

1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead,a said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”

2Then a revelation from the LORD came to Elijah: 3“Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.b 4And you are to drink from the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.”

5So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan. 6The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.

Footnotes

  • a 17:1 Or who was from Tishbe in Gilead
  • b 17:3 Or the Cherith Ravine, near the Jordan; also in verse 5

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1 Kings 17:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Now Elijahאֵלִיָּ֨הוּ’ê·lî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH452 Elijah
the Tishbiteהַתִּשְׁבִּ֜יhat·tiš·bîArticle; Noun - proper - masculine singularH8664 Tishbite
who was among the settlersמִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣יmit·tō·šā·ḇêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH8453 sojourner
of Gileadגִלְעָד֮ḡil·‘āḏNoun - proper - feminine singularH1568 Gilad
saidוַיֹּאמֶר֩way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Ahabאַחְאָב֒’aḥ·’āḇNoun - proper - masculine singularH256 Ahab
As surely as the LORDיְהוָ֞הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י’ĕ·lō·hêNoun - masculine plural constructH430 God
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙yiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
livesחַי־ḥay-Noun - masculine singularH2416 alive, living
before whomלְפָנָ֔יוlə·p̄ā·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
I standעָמַ֣דְתִּי‘ā·maḏ·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH5975 take one's stand, stand
there will beיִהְיֶ֛הyih·yehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
neitherאִם־’im-ConjunctionH518 if
dewטַ֣לṭalNoun - masculine singularH2919 night-mist, dew
nor rainוּמָטָ֑רū·mā·ṭārConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH4306 rain
in theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהhā·’êl·lehArticle; Pronoun - common pluralH428 these
yearsהַשָּׁנִ֥יםhaš·šā·nîmArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH8141 year
exceptכִּ֖יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
atלְפִ֥יlə·p̄îPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular constructH6310 mouth
my wordדְבָרִֽי׃סḏə·ḇā·rîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1697 speech, word

1 Kings 17:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then a revelationדְבַר־ḏə·ḇar-Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
from the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
cameוַיְהִ֥יway·hîConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
toאֵלָ֥יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to

1 Kings 17:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Leaveלֵ֣ךְlêḵVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
hereמִזֶּ֔הmiz·zehPreposition-m; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
turnוּפָנִ֥יתָū·p̄ā·nî·ṯāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH6437 turn
eastwardקֵ֑דְמָהqê·ḏə·māhAdverb; third person feminine singularH6924 front, east, aforetime
and hide yourselfוְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙wə·nis·tar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5641 hide, conceal
by the Brookבְּנַ֣חַלbə·na·ḥalPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
of Cherithכְּרִ֔יתkə·rîṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH3747 Kerith
east ofאֲשֶׁ֖ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hay·yar·dênArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3383 Jordan

1 Kings 17:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Andוְהָיָ֖הwə·hā·yāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
you are to drinkתִּשְׁתֶּ֑הtiš·tehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH8354 drink
from the brookמֵהַנַּ֣חַלmê·han·na·ḥalPreposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
and I have commandedצִוִּ֔יתִיṣiw·wî·ṯîVerb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
the ravensהָעֹרְבִ֣יםhā·‘ō·rə·ḇîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH6158 raven
to feed youלְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖lə·ḵal·kel·ḵāPreposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH3557 comprehend, contain
thereשָֽׁם׃šāmAdverbH8033 there, thither

1 Kings 17:5

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Soוַיַּ֖עַשׂway·ya·‘aśConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
what the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had told himכִּדְבַ֣רkiḏ·ḇarPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singular constructH1697 speech, word
and he wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
and livedוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙way·yê·šeḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
by the Brookבְּנַ֣חַלbə·na·ḥalPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
of Cherithכְּרִ֔יתkə·rîṯNoun - proper - feminine singularH3747 Kerith
east ofאֲשֶׁ֖ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃hay·yar·dênArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3383 Jordan

1 Kings 17:6

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The ravensוְהָעֹרְבִ֗יםwə·hā·‘ō·rə·ḇîmConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH6158 raven
would bringמְבִיאִ֨יםmə·ḇî·’îmVerb - Hifil - Participle - masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
himל֜וֹlōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
breadלֶ֤חֶםle·ḥemNoun - masculine singularH3899 bread, food
and meatוּבָשָׂר֙ū·ḇā·śārConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singularH1320 flesh
in the morningבַּבֹּ֔קֶרbab·bō·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning
and eveningבָּעָ֑רֶבbā·‘ā·reḇPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6153 (sun)set, evening
and he would drinkיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃yiš·tehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH8354 drink
fromוּמִן־ū·min-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the brookהַנַּ֖חַלhan·na·ḥalArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady

Cross-references

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1 Kings 17:1 Luke 4:25–26 · James 5:17 · Luke 1:17 · 1 Kings 22:14 · 2 Kings 3:14 · Romans 11:2 · Matthew 7:29 · Luke 21:36 · Luke 9:30 · 1 Kings 18:1 · Deuteronomy 10:8 · Luke 1:19

1 Kings 17:2 Jeremiah 18:1 · Jeremiah 11:1 · Hosea 1:1–2 · Jeremiah 7:1 · 1 Chronicles 17:3 · 1 Kings 12:22

1 Kings 17:3 Jeremiah 36:26 · Psalm 83:3 · Revelation 12:14 · Psalm 31:20 · Jeremiah 36:19 · Hebrews 11:38 · 1 Kings 22:25 · John 8:59 · Revelation 12:6 · Acts 17:14

1 Kings 17:4 1 Kings 17:9 · Psalm 147:9 · Job 38:41 · Matthew 4:4 · 1 Kings 19:5–8 · Psalm 33:8–9 · Job 34:29 · Job 38:8–13 · Matthew 4:11 · Amos 9:3–4 · Numbers 20:8

1 Kings 17:5 John 15:14 · Proverbs 3:5 · 1 Kings 19:9 · Matthew 16:24

1 Kings 17:6 Psalm 78:23–24 · Matthew 6:31–33 · Psalm 78:15–16 · Jeremiah 37:21 · Matthew 19:26 · Luke 22:35 · Matthew 14:19–21 · Psalm 37:19 · Judges 15:18–19 · Isaiah 33:16 · Psalm 34:9–10 · Judges 14:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.