1 Kings

1 Kings 19:5–8

⁵Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep.

Suddenly an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.”

⁶And he looked around, and there by his head was a cake of bread baked over hot coals, and a jar of water. So he ate and drank and lay down again.

⁷A second time the angel of the LORD returned and touched him, saying, “Get up and eat, or the journey will be too much for you.”

⁸So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb,^a the mountain of God.

Footnotes

a 19:8 That is, Mount Sinai, or possibly a mountain in the range containing Mount Sinai

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1 Kings 19:5

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he lay down	וַיִּשְׁכַּב֙	way·yiš·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
under	תַּ֖חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the broom tree	רֹ֣תֶם	rō·ṯem	Noun - masculine singular	H7574 broom-plant, retem
and fell asleep	וַיִּישַׁ֔ן	way·yî·šan	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3462 sleep
Suddenly	וְהִנֵּֽה־	wə·hin·nêh-	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
an angel	מַלְאָךְ֙	mal·’āḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H4397 messenger
touched	נֹגֵ֣עַ	nō·ḡê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
him	בּ֔וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
and said	וַיֹּ֥אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Get up	ק֥וּם	qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and eat	אֱכֽוֹל׃	’ĕ·ḵō·wl	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H398 eat

1 Kings 19:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he looked around	וַיַּבֵּ֕ט	way·yab·bêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5027 look
and there	וְהִנֵּ֧ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
by his head	מְרַאֲשֹׁתָ֛יו	mə·ra·’ă·šō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4763 headpiece, head-rest
was a cake of bread	עֻגַ֥ת	‘u·ḡaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5692 disc or cake of bread
baked over hot coals	רְצָפִ֖ים	rə·ṣā·p̄îm	Noun - feminine plural	H7529 a red-hot stone
and a jar	וְצַפַּ֣חַת	wə·ṣap·pa·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H6835 jar, jug
of water	מָ֑יִם	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
So he ate	וַיֹּ֣אכַל	way·yō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and drank	וַיֵּ֔שְׁתְּ	way·yê·šət	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
and lay down	וַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃	way·yiš·kāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7901 lie down
again	וַיָּ֖שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return

1 Kings 19:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A second	שֵׁנִית֙	šê·nîṯ	Number - ordinal feminine singular	H8145 second
the angel	מַלְאַ֨ךְ	mal·’aḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4397 messenger
of the LORD	יְהוָ֤ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
returned	וַיָּשָׁב֩	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and touched	וַיִּגַּע־	way·yig·ga‘-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5060 touch, reach, strike
him	בּ֔וֹ	bōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
saying	וַיֹּ֖אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Get up	ק֣וּם	qūm	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and eat	אֱכֹ֑ל	’ĕ·ḵōl	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H398 eat
or the journey	הַדָּֽרֶךְ׃	had·dā·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
will be too much	רַ֥ב	raḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
for you	מִמְּךָ֖	mim·mə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

1 Kings 19:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So he got up	וַיָּ֖קָם	way·yā·qām	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
and ate	וַיֹּ֣אכַל	way·yō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and drank	וַיִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה	way·yiš·teh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
And strengthened	בְּכֹ֣חַ׀	bə·ḵō·aḥ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3581 strength, power
by that	הַהִ֗יא	ha·hî	Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
food	הָאֲכִילָ֣ה	hā·’ă·ḵî·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H396 an eating, a meal
he walked	וַיֵּ֜לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
days	יוֹם֙	yō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
and forty	וְאַרְבָּעִ֣ים	wə·’ar·bā·‘îm	Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural	H705 forty
nights	לַ֔יְלָה	lay·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
until he reached	עַ֛ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Horeb	חֹרֵֽב׃	ḥō·rêḇ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2722 Horeb
the mountain	הַ֥ר	har	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God