1 Kings

1 Kings 17:12

¹²But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread— only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But she replied	וַתֹּ֗אמֶר	wat·tō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H559 utter, say
As surely as the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
your God	אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙	’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H430 God
lives	חַי־	ḥay-	Noun - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
I	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
have	יֶשׁ־	yeš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
no	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
bread	מָע֔וֹג	mā·‘ō·wḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H4580 cake
only	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a handful	מְלֹ֤א	mə·lō	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4393 fulness, that which fills
of flour	קֶ֙מַח֙	qe·maḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H7058 flour, meal
in a jar	בַּכַּ֔ד	bak·kaḏ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H3537 jar
and a little	וּמְעַט־	ū·mə·‘aṭ-	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
oil	שֶׁ֖מֶן	še·men	Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
in a jug	בַּצַּפָּ֑חַת	baṣ·ṣap·pā·ḥaṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H6835 jar, jug
Look	וְהִנְנִ֨י	wə·hin·nî	Conjunctive waw; Interjection; first person common singular	H2005 lo! behold
I am gathering	מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת	mə·qō·še·šeṯ	Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular	H7197 gather stubble
a couple of	שְׁנַ֣יִם	šə·na·yim	Number - md	H8147 two
sticks	עֵצִ֗ים	‘ê·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
to take home	וּבָ֙אתִי֙	ū·ḇā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and prepare	וַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙	wa·‘ă·śî·ṯî·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
for myself	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
and my son	וְלִבְנִ֔י	wə·liḇ·nî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
so that we may eat it	וַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּ	wa·’ă·ḵal·nu·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural; third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and die	וָמָֽתְנוּ׃	wā·mā·ṯə·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural	H4191 die

Cross-references

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Matthew 15:33–34 · 1 Kings 17:1 · Genesis 21:16 · Ezekiel 12:18–19 · 2 Kings 4:2–7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.