1 Kings

1 Kings 19:9

⁹There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
There	שָׁ֑ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
entered	וַיָּבֹא־	way·yā·ḇō-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
a cave	הַמְּעָרָ֖ה	ham·mə·‘ā·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4631 cave
and spent the night	וַיָּ֣לֶן	way·yā·len	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3885 lodge, pass the night
And the word	דְבַר־	ḏə·ḇar-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
came to him	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
saying	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
What	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
are you doing	לְּךָ֥	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
here	פֹ֖ה	p̄ōh	Adverb	H6311 here, hither
Elijah	אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃	’ê·lî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H452 Elijah

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.