1 Kings

1 Kings 17:5–6

⁵So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan. ⁶The ravens would bring him bread and meat in the morning and evening, and he would drink from the brook.

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1 Kings 17:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיַּ֖עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
what the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had told him	כִּדְבַ֣ר	kiḏ·ḇar	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
and he went	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and lived	וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
by the Brook	בְּנַ֣חַל	bə·na·ḥal	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady
of Cherith	כְּרִ֔ית	kə·rîṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3747 Kerith
east of	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan

1 Kings 17:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The ravens	וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים	wə·hā·‘ō·rə·ḇîm	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6158 raven
would bring	מְבִיאִ֨ים	mə·ḇî·’îm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
him	ל֜וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
bread	לֶ֤חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
and meat	וּבָשָׂר֙	ū·ḇā·śār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
in the morning	בַּבֹּ֔קֶר	bab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
and evening	בָּעָ֑רֶב	bā·‘ā·reḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
and he would drink	יִשְׁתֶּֽה׃	yiš·teh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
from	וּמִן־	ū·min-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the brook	הַנַּ֖חַל	han·na·ḥal	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5158 torrent, torrent-valley, wady

Cross-references

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1 Kings 17:5 John 15:14 · Proverbs 3:5 · 1 Kings 19:9 · Matthew 16:24

1 Kings 17:6 Psalm 78:23–24 · Matthew 6:31–33 · Psalm 78:15–16 · Jeremiah 37:21 · Matthew 19:26 · Luke 22:35 · Matthew 14:19–21 · Psalm 37:19 · Judges 15:18–19 · Isaiah 33:16 · Psalm 34:9–10 · Judges 14:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.