1 Kings
1 Kings 17:21
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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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Acts 20:10 · 2 Kings 4:33–35 · Acts 9:40 · Hebrews 11:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.