1 Kings

1 Kings 17:20–21

20Then he cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, have You also brought tragedy on this widow who has opened her home to me, by causing her son to die?” 21Then he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God, please let this boy’s life return to him!”

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1 Kings 17:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then he cried outוַיִּקְרָ֥אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י’ĕ·lō·hāyNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH430 God
have You alsoהֲ֠גַםhă·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
brought tragedyהֲרֵע֖וֹתָhă·rê·‘ō·w·ṯāVerb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singularH7489 be evil, bad
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
this widowהָאַלְמָנָ֞הhā·’al·mā·nāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH490 widow
who has opened her home to meמִתְגּוֹרֵ֥רmiṯ·gō·w·rêrVerb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singularH1481 sojourn
by causingלְהָמִ֥יתlə·hā·mîṯPreposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive constructH4191 die
her sonבְּנָֽהּ׃bə·nāhNoun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH1121 son

1 Kings 17:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then he stretched himself outוַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤דway·yiṯ·mō·ḏêḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH4058 measure
overעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the childהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙hay·ye·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁšā·lōšNumber - feminine singularH7969 a three, triad
timesפְּעָמִ֔יםpə·‘ā·mîmNoun - feminine pluralH6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
and cried outוַיִּקְרָ֥אway·yiq·rāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7121 call, proclaim, read
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
my Godאֱלֹהָ֔י’ĕ·lō·hāyNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH430 God
pleaseנָ֛אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
let thisהַזֶּ֖הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
boy’sהַיֶּ֥לֶדhay·ye·leḏArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3206 child, son, boy, youth
lifeנֶֽפֶשׁ־ne·p̄eš-Noun - feminine singular constructH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
returnתָּ֥שָׁבtā·šāḇVerb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singularH7725 turn back, return
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
himקִרְבּֽוֹ׃qir·bōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7130 inward part, midst

Cross-references

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1 Kings 17:20 Matthew 21:22 · James 5:15–18 · Genesis 18:23–25 · 1 Kings 18:36–37 · 2 Kings 19:15 · Joshua 7:8–9 · Psalm 99:6 · Exodus 17:4 · 1 Samuel 7:8–9

1 Kings 17:21 Acts 20:10 · 2 Kings 4:33–35 · Acts 9:40 · Hebrews 11:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.