1 Kings

1 Kings 19:20–21

²⁰So Elisha left the oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Please let me kiss my father and mother goodbye, and then I will follow you.”

“Go on back,” Elijah replied, “for what have I done to you?”

²¹So Elisha turned back from him, took his pair of oxen, and slaughtered them. Using the oxen’s equipment for fuel, he cooked the meat and gave it to the people, and they ate. Then he set out to follow and serve Elijah.

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1 Kings 19:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Elisha left	וַיַּעֲזֹ֣ב	way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the oxen	הַבָּקָ֗ר	hab·bā·qār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
ran	וַיָּ֙רָץ֙	way·yā·rāṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
after	אַחֲרֵ֣י	’a·ḥă·rê	Preposition	H310 behind
Elijah	אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah
and said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Please	נָּא֙	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
let me kiss	אֶשְּׁקָה־	’eš·šə·qāh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5401 kiss
my father	לְאָבִ֣י	lə·’ā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
and mother	וּלְאִמִּ֔י	ū·lə·’im·mî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H517 mother
and then I will follow	וְאֵלְכָ֖ה	wə·’ê·lə·ḵāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H1980 go, come, walk
you	אַחֲרֶ֑יךָ	’a·ḥă·re·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H310 behind
Go on	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
back	שׁ֔וּב	šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
replied	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
for	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
what	מֶה־	meh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have I done	עָשִׂ֖יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
to you	לָֽךְ׃	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular

1 Kings 19:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיָּ֨שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
from him	מֵאַחֲרָ֜יו	mê·’a·ḥă·rāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H310 behind
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
his pair	צֶ֧מֶד	ṣe·meḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6776 couple, pair
of oxen	הַבָּקָ֣ר	hab·bā·qār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
and slaughtered them	וַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּ	way·yiz·bā·ḥê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
Using the oxen’s	הַבָּקָר֙	hab·bā·qār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1241 cattle, herd, ox
equipment	וּבִכְלִ֤י	ū·ḇiḵ·lî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
he cooked	בִּשְּׁלָ֣ם	biš·šə·lām	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H1310 boil, seethe
the meat	הַבָּשָׂ֔ר	hab·bā·śār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh
and gave	וַיִּתֵּ֥ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
it to the people	לָעָ֖ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and they ate	וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ	way·yō·ḵê·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H398 eat
Then he set out	וַיָּ֗קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to follow	וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and serve	וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃פ	way·šā·rə·ṯê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H8334 minister, serve
Elijah	אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah

Cross-references

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1 Kings 19:20 Matthew 8:21–22 · Luke 9:61–62 · Acts 20:37

1 Kings 19:21 2 Samuel 24:22 · Philemon 1:13 · 2 Timothy 4:11 · Exodus 24:13 · Luke 5:28–29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.