1 Kings

1 Kings 18:45–46

⁴⁵Meanwhile, the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain began to fall. So Ahab rode away and went to Jezreel.

⁴⁶And the hand of the LORD came upon Elijah, and he tucked his cloak into his belt^d and ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

Footnotes

d 18:46 Hebrew he girded up his loins

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1 Kings 18:45

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Meanwhile	וַיְהִ֣י׀	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the sky	וְהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙	wə·haš·šā·ma·yim	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
grew dark	הִֽתְקַדְּרוּ֙	hiṯ·qad·də·rū	Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person common plural	H6937 be dark
with clouds	עָבִ֣ים	‘ā·ḇîm	Noun - common plural	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
and wind	וְר֔וּחַ	wə·rū·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
and a heavy	גָּד֑וֹל	gā·ḏō·wl	Adjective - masculine singular	H1419 great
rain	גֶּ֣שֶׁם	ge·šem	Noun - masculine singular	H1653 rain, shower
began to fall	וַיְהִ֖י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
So Ahab	אַחְאָ֖ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
rode away	וַיִּרְכַּ֥ב	way·yir·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
and went	וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
to Jezreel	יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃	yiz·rə·‘e·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel

1 Kings 18:46

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the hand	וְיַד־	wə·yaḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came	הָֽיְתָה֙	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
upon	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Elijah	אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
and he tucked his cloak	וַיְשַׁנֵּ֖ס	way·šan·nês	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8151 gird up
into his belt	מָתְנָ֑יו	mā·ṯə·nāw	Noun - masculine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H4975 waist, loins
and ran	וַיָּ֙רָץ֙	way·yā·rāṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
ahead of	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Ahab	אַחְאָ֔ב	’aḥ·’āḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H256 Ahab
all the way to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Jezreel	יִזְרְעֶֽאלָה׃	yiz·rə·‘e·lāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3157 Jizreel

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1 Kings 18:46 Ezekiel 3:14 · Ezekiel 1:3 · 2 Kings 3:15 · 2 Kings 9:1 · Jeremiah 1:17 · Isaiah 8:11 · Matthew 22:21 · 1 Peter 1:13 · Ephesians 6:14 · 2 Kings 4:29 · 1 Peter 2:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.