1 Kings
1 Kings 17:23
23Then Elijah took the child, brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. “Look, your son is alive,” Elijah declared.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Elijah | אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
| took | וַיִּקַּ֨ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| the child | הַיֶּ֗לֶד | hay·ye·leḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| brought him down | וַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּ | way·yō·ri·ḏê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the upper room | הָעֲלִיָּה֙ | hā·‘ă·lî·yāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5944 roof-chamber |
| into the house | הַבַּ֔יְתָה | hab·bay·ṯāh | Article; Noun - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1004 house |
| and gave him | וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ | way·yit·tə·nê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to his mother | לְאִמּ֑וֹ | lə·’im·mōw | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| Look | רְאִ֖י | rə·’î | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular | H7200 see |
| your son | בְּנֵֽךְ׃ | bə·nêḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H1121 son |
| is alive | חַ֥י | ḥay | Noun - masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| Elijah | אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ | ’ê·lî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H452 Elijah |
| declared | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 4:36–37 · Luke 7:15 · Acts 9:41
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.