1 Kings
1 Kings 17:10
10So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So Elijah got up | וַיָּ֣קָם׀ | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and went | וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to Zarephath | צָרְפַ֗תָה | ṣā·rə·p̄a·ṯāh | Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H6886 Tsarephath |
| When he arrived | וַיָּבֹא֙ | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| at | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the city | הָעִ֔יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| gate | פֶּ֣תַח | pe·ṯaḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6607 opening, doorway, entrance |
| there | שָׁ֛ם | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| was a widow | אַלְמָנָ֖ה | ’al·mā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H490 widow |
| gathering | מְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁת | mə·qō·še·šeṯ | Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular construct | H7197 gather stubble |
| sticks | עֵצִ֑ים | ‘ê·ṣîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| Elijah called | וַיִּקְרָ֤א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to her | אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ | ’ê·le·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H413 motion to |
| and said | וַיֹּאמַ֔ר | way·yō·mar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Please | נָ֨א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| bring | קְחִי־ | qə·ḥî- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H3947 take |
| me | לִ֧י | lî | Preposition; first person common singular | |
| a little | מְעַט־ | mə·‘aṭ- | Adjective - masculine singular construct | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| water | מַ֛יִם | ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
| in a cup | בַּכְּלִ֖י | bak·kə·lî | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3627 article, utensil, vessel |
| so that I may drink | וְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃ | wə·’eš·teh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular | H8354 drink |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.