1 Kings

1 Kings 17:19

¹⁹But Elijah said to her, “Give me your son.”

So he took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his own bed.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Elijah said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to her	אֵלֶ֖יהָ	’ê·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H413 motion to
Give	תְּנִֽי־	tə·nî-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִ֣י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
your son	בְּנֵ֑ךְ	bə·nêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H1121 son
So he took him	וַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּ	way·yiq·qā·ḥê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3947 take
from her arms	מֵחֵיקָ֗הּ	mê·ḥê·qāh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2436 bosom
carried him	וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙	way·ya·‘ă·lê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the upper room	הָעֲלִיָּ֗ה	hā·‘ă·lî·yāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5944 roof-chamber
where	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he	הוּא֙	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
was staying	יֹשֵׁ֣ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
and laid him	וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּ	way·yaš·ki·ḇê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his own bed	מִטָּתֽוֹ׃	miṭ·ṭā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4296 couch, bed

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.