1 Kings

1 Kings 17:1

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!”

Footnotes

a 17:1 Or who was from Tishbe in Gilead

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
the Tishbite	הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י	hat·tiš·bî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8664 Tishbite
who was among the settlers	מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י	mit·tō·šā·ḇê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8453 sojourner
of Gilead	גִלְעָד֮	ḡil·‘āḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
said	וַיֹּאמֶר֩	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Ahab	אַחְאָב֒	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָ֞ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֤י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
before whom	לְפָנָ֔יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
I stand	עָמַ֣דְתִּי	‘ā·maḏ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
there will be	יִהְיֶ֛ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
neither	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
dew	טַ֣ל	ṭal	Noun - masculine singular	H2919 night-mist, dew
nor rain	וּמָטָ֑ר	ū·mā·ṭār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4306 rain
in these	הָאֵ֖לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
years	הַשָּׁנִ֥ים	haš·šā·nîm	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H8141 year
except	כִּ֖י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
at	לְפִ֥י	lə·p̄î	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
my word	דְבָרִֽי׃ס	ḏə·ḇā·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1697 speech, word

Cross-references

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.