1 Kings
1 Kings 17:14
14for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘The jar of flour will not be exhausted and the jug of oil will not run dry until the day the LORD sends rain upon the face of the earth.’”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this is what | כֹה֩ | ḵōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| says | אָמַ֨ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| The jar | כַּ֤ד | kaḏ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3537 jar |
| of flour | הַקֶּ֙מַח֙ | haq·qe·maḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7058 flour, meal |
| will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be exhausted | תִכְלָ֔ה | ṯiḵ·lāh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent |
| and the jug | וְצַפַּ֥חַת | wə·ṣap·pa·ḥaṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H6835 jar, jug |
| of oil | הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן | haš·še·men | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| will not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| run dry | תֶחְסָ֑ר | ṯeḥ·sār | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H2637 lack, need, be lacking, decrease |
| until | עַ֠ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the day | י֧וֹם | yō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H3117 day |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | ha·šêm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| sends | תִּתֶּן | tit·tɛn | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| rain | גֶּ֖שֶׁם | ge·šem | Noun - masculine singular | H1653 rain, shower |
| upon | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| the face | פְּנֵ֥י | pə·nê | Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| of the earth | הָאֲדָמָֽה׃ | hā·’ă·ḏā·māh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H127 ground, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 15:36–38 · Matthew 14:17–20 · 2 Kings 4:42–44 · 2 Kings 7:1 · 2 Kings 3:16 · 1 Kings 17:4 · 2 Kings 9:6 · 2 Kings 4:2–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.