1 Kings

1 Kings 17:21–22

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!”

²²And the LORD listened to the voice of Elijah, and the child’s life returned to him, and he lived.

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1 Kings 17:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he stretched himself out	וַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤ד	way·yiṯ·mō·ḏêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4058 measure
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the child	הַיֶּ֙לֶד֙	hay·ye·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
three	שָׁלֹ֣שׁ	šā·lōš	Number - feminine singular	H7969 a three, triad
times	פְּעָמִ֔ים	pə·‘ā·mîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6471 beat, foot, anvil, occurrence
and 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
please	נָ֛א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let this	הַזֶּ֖ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
boy’s	הַיֶּ֥לֶד	hay·ye·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
life	נֶֽפֶשׁ־	ne·p̄eš-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
return	תָּ֥שָׁב	tā·šāḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
him	קִרְבּֽוֹ׃	qir·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst

1 Kings 17:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
listened	וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
to the voice	בְּק֣וֹל	bə·qō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6963 sound, voice
of Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
and the child’s	הַיֶּ֛לֶד	hay·ye·leḏ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
life	נֶֽפֶשׁ־	ne·p̄eš-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
returned	וַתָּ֧שָׁב	wat·tā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
him	קִרְבּ֖וֹ	qir·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7130 inward part, midst
and he lived	וַיֶּֽחִי׃	way·ye·ḥî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2421 live

Cross-references

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

1 Kings 17:22 Revelation 11:11 · Deuteronomy 32:39 · Hebrews 11:35 · Romans 14:9 · John 5:28–29 · John 11:43 · 1 Samuel 2:6 · 2 Kings 13:21 · Luke 8:54 · Acts 20:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.