1 Kings
1 Kings 17:20
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?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then he cried out | וַיִּקְרָ֥א | way·yiq·rā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| my God | אֱלֹהָ֔י | ’ĕ·lō·hāy | Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H430 God |
| have You also | הֲ֠גַם | hă·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| brought tragedy | הֲרֵע֖וֹתָ | hă·rê·‘ō·w·ṯā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H7489 be evil, bad |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| this widow | הָאַלְמָנָ֞ה | hā·’al·mā·nāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H490 widow |
| who has opened her home to me | מִתְגּוֹרֵ֥ר | miṯ·gō·w·rêr | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H1481 sojourn |
| by causing | לְהָמִ֥ית | lə·hā·mîṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H4191 die |
| her son | בְּנָֽהּ׃ | bə·nāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1121 son |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.