1 Kings

1 Kings 18:1–2

¹After a long time, in the third year of the drought,^a the word of the LORD came to Elijah: “Go and present yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain upon the face of the earth.”

²So Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,

Footnotes

a 18:1 Literally And the days were many, and in the third year,

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1 Kings 18:1

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After	וַיְהִי֙	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a long	רַבִּ֔ים	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
time	יָמִ֣ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
in the third	הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖ית	haš·šə·lî·šîṯ	Article; Number - ordinal feminine singular	H7992 third
year	בַּשָּׁנָ֥ה	baš·šā·nāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
the word	וּדְבַר־	ū·ḏə·ḇar-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came	הָיָה֙	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Elijah	אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
Go	לֵ֚ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and present	הֵרָאֵ֣ה	hê·rā·’êh	Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7200 see
yourself to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Ahab	אַחְאָ֔ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
and I will send	וְאֶתְּנָ֥ה	wə·’et·tə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
rain	מָטָ֖ר	mā·ṭār	Noun - masculine singular	H4306 rain
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the face	פְּנֵ֥י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the earth	הָאֲדָמָֽה׃	hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land

1 Kings 18:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Elijah	אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
went	וַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to present himself	לְהֵרָא֖וֹת	lə·hê·rā·’ō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Ahab	אַחְאָ֑ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
The famine	וְהָרָעָ֖ב	wə·hā·rā·‘āḇ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7458 famine, hunger
was severe	חָזָ֥ק	ḥā·zāq	Adjective - masculine singular	H2389 strong, stout, mighty
in Samaria	בְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃	bə·šō·mə·rō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8111 Shomeron

Cross-references

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1 Kings 18:1 Luke 4:25 · James 5:17 · 1 Kings 17:1 · Deuteronomy 28:12 · 1 Kings 18:15–40 · 1 Kings 18:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.