1 Kings

1 Kings 19:3–4

3And Elijah was afraid and ran for his life. When he came to Beersheba in Judah, he left his servant there, 4while he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness. He sat down under a broom tree and prayed that he might die. “I have had enough, LORD,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my fathers.”

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1 Kings 19:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And Elijah was afraidוַיַּ֗רְאway·yarConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
and ranוַיֵּ֣לֶךְway·yê·leḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
forאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his lifeנַפְשׁ֔וֹnap̄·šōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
When he cameוַיָּבֹ֕אway·yā·ḇōConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
to Beershebaשֶׁ֖בַעše·ḇa‘Noun - proper - feminine singularH884 Beersheba
in Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הlî·hū·ḏāhPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah
he leftוַיַּנַּ֥חway·yan·naḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5117 rest
his servantנַעֲר֖וֹna·‘ă·rōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5288 a shaking, scattering
thereשָֽׁם׃šāmAdverbH8033 there, thither

1 Kings 19:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
while he himselfוְהֽוּא־wə·hū-Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singularH1931 he, she
wentהָלַ֤ךְhā·laḵVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
a day’sי֔וֹםyō·wmNoun - masculine singularH3117 day
journeyדֶּ֣רֶךְde·reḵNoun - common singular constructH1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
into the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙bam·miḏ·bārPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4057 mouth
He sat downוַיֵּ֕שֶׁבway·yê·šeḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
underתַּ֖חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
aאֶחָתʾɛ·ḥå̄ṯNumber - masculine singularH259 one
broom treeרֹ֣תֶםrō·ṯemNoun - masculine singularH7574 broom-plant, retem
and prayedוַיִּשְׁאַ֤לway·yiš·’alConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7592 ask, inquire
that heנַפְשׁוֹ֙nap̄·šōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
might dieלָמ֔וּתlā·mūṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH4191 die
I have had enoughרַ֗בraḇAdverbH7227 much, many, great
LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶר׀way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Takeקַ֣חqaḥVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH3947 take
my lifeנַפְשִׁ֔יnap̄·šîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
forכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
I amאָנֹכִ֖י’ā·nō·ḵîPronoun - first person common singularH595 I
noלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
betterט֥וֹבṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
than my fathersמֵאֲבֹתָֽי׃mê·’ă·ḇō·ṯāyPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH1 father

Cross-references

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1 Kings 19:3 Genesis 21:31 · Matthew 26:56 · Matthew 26:70–74

1 Kings 19:4 Jonah 4:3 · Numbers 11:15 · Jonah 4:8 · Jeremiah 20:14–18 · Philippians 1:21–24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.