וַיֹּאמֶר֩ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י גִלְעָד֮ אֶל אַחְאָב֒ חַי יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָמַ֣דְתִּי לְפָנָ֔יו אִם יִהְיֶ֛ה הַשָּׁנִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה טַ֣ל וּמָטָ֑ר כִּ֖י אִם לְפִ֥י דְבָרִֽי
And Elijah the Tishbite, of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, YHWH God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Word-by-word analysis· 24 words
וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֥יו לֵאמֹֽר
And the word of YHWH came to him, saying,
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
לֵ֣ךְ מִזֶּ֔ה וּפָנִ֥יתָ לְּךָ֖ קֵ֑דְמָה וְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ בְּנַ֣חַל כְּרִ֔ית אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל פְּנֵ֥י הַיַּרְדֵּֽן
Get you hence, and turn you eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that before Jordan.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
וְהָיָ֖ה מֵהַנַּ֣חַל תִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה וְאֶת הָעֹרְבִ֣ים צִוִּ֔יתִי לְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖ שָֽׁם
And it shall be, you shall drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיַּ֖עַשׂ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיֵּ֨שֶׁב֙ בְּנַ֣חַל כְּרִ֔ית אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל פְּנֵ֥י הַיַּרְדֵּֽן
So he went and did according to the word of YHWH: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that before Jordan.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
וְהָעֹרְבִ֗ים מְבִיאִ֨ים ל֜וֹ לֶ֤חֶם וּבָשָׂר֙ בַּבֹּ֔קֶר וְלֶ֥חֶם וּבָשָׂ֖ר בָּעָ֑רֶב וּמִן הַנַּ֖חַל יִשְׁתֶּֽה
And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
וַיְהִ֛י מִקֵּ֥ץ יָמִ֖ים וַיִּיבַ֣שׁ הַנָּ֑חַל כִּ֛י לֹֽא הָיָ֥ה גֶ֖שֶׁם בָּאָֽרֶץ
And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָ֥יו לֵאמֹֽר
And the word of YHWH came to him, saying,
Word-by-word analysis· 5 words
ק֣וּם לֵ֤ךְ צָרְפַ֨תָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְצִיד֔וֹן וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖ שָׁ֑ם הִנֵּ֨ה צִוִּ֥יתִי שָׁ֛ם אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה לְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ
Arise, get you to Zarephath, which to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain you.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
וַיָּ֣קָם וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ צָרְפַ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל פֶּ֣תַח הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּֽה שָׁ֛ם אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה מְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁת עֵצִ֑ים וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר קְחִי נָ֨א לִ֧י מְעַט מַ֛יִם בַּכְּלִ֖י וְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה
So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray you, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
Word-by-word analysis· 23 words
וַתֵּ֖לֶךְ לָקַ֑חַת וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֨יהָ֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר לִֽקְחִי נָ֥א לִ֛י פַּת לֶ֖חֶם בְּיָדֵֽךְ
And as she was going to fetch , he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray you, a morsel of bread in your hand.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר חַי יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ אִם יֶשׁ לִ֣י מָע֔וֹג כִּ֣י אִם מְלֹ֤א כַף קֶ֨מַח֙ בַּכַּ֔ד וּמְעַט שֶׁ֖מֶן בַּצַּפָּ֑חַת וְהִנְנִ֨י מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת שְׁנַ֣יִם עֵצִ֗ים וּבָ֨אתִי֙ וַעֲשִׂיתִ֨יהוּ֙ לִ֣י וְלִבְנִ֔י וַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּ וָמָֽתְנוּ
And she said, YHWH your God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
Word-by-word analysis· 27 words
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלֶ֤יהָ אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ֙ אַל תִּ֣ירְאִ֔י בֹּ֖אִי עֲשִׂ֣י כִדְבָרֵ֑ךְ אַ֣ךְ עֲשִׂי לִ֣י מִ֠שָּׁם עֻגָ֨ה קְטַנָּ֤ה בָרִאשֹׁנָה֙ וְהוֹצֵ֣אתְ לִ֔י וְלָ֣ךְ וְלִבְנֵ֔ךְ תַּעֲשִׂ֖י בָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה
And Elijah said to her, Fear not; go do as you have said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring to me, and after make for you and for your son.
Word-by-word analysis· 21 words
כִּ֣י כֹה֩ אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּ֤ד הַקֶּ֨מַח֙ לֹ֣א תִכְלָ֔ה וְצַפַּ֥חַת הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן לֹ֣א תֶחְסָ֑ר עַ֠ד י֧וֹם תתן תֵּת יְהוָ֛ה גֶּ֖שֶׁם עַל פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה
For thus says YHWH God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day YHWH sendeth rain upon the earth.
Word-by-word analysis· 23 words
וַתֵּ֥לֶךְ וַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה כִּדְבַ֣ר אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ וַתֹּ֧אכַל הוא והיא הִֽיא וָה֛וּא וּבֵיתָ֖הּ יָמִֽים
And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat days.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
כַּ֤ד הַקֶּ֨מַח֙ לֹ֣א כָלָ֔תָה וְצַפַּ֥חַת הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן לֹ֣א חָסֵ֑ר כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֖ר בְּיַ֥ד אֵלִיָּֽהוּ
the barrel of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of YHWH, which he spake by Elijah.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וַיְהִ֗י אַחַר֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה חָלָ֕ה בֶּן הָאִשָּׁ֖ה בַּעֲלַ֣ת הַבָּ֑יִת וַיְהִ֤י חָלְיוֹ֙ חָזָ֣ק מְאֹ֔ד עַ֛ד אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא נֽוֹתְרָה בּ֖וֹ נְשָׁמָֽה
And it came to pass after these things, the son of the woman, the mistress of the house, fell sick; and his sickness was so sore, that there was no breath left in him.
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
וַתֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ מַה לִּ֥י וָלָ֖ךְ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים בָּ֧אתָ אֵלַ֛י לְהַזְכִּ֥יר אֶת עֲוֺנִ֖י וּלְהָמִ֥ית אֶת בְּנִֽי
And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with you, O you man of God? are you come to me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son?
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלֶ֖יהָ תְּנִֽי לִ֣י אֶת בְּנֵ֑ךְ וַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּ מֵחֵיקָ֗הּ וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֨הוּ֙ אֶל הָעֲלִיָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁר הוּא֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב שָׁ֔ם וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּ עַל מִטָּתֽוֹ
And he said to her, Give me your son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶל יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י הֲ֠גַם עַל הָאַלְמָנָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר אֲנִ֨י מִתְגּוֹרֵ֥ר עִמָּ֛הּ הֲרֵע֖וֹתָ לְהָמִ֥ית אֶת בְּנָֽהּ
And he cried to YHWH, and said, O YHWH my God, have you also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
וַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤ד עַל הַיֶּ֨לֶד֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ פְּעָמִ֔ים וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶל יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔י תָּ֥שָׁב נָ֛א נֶֽפֶשׁ הַיֶּ֥לֶד הַזֶּ֖ה עַל קִרְבּֽוֹ
And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried to YHWH, and said, O YHWH my God, I pray you, let this child's soul come into him again.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע יְהוָ֖ה בְּק֣וֹל אֵלִיָּ֑הוּ וַתָּ֧שָׁב נֶֽפֶשׁ הַיֶּ֛לֶד עַל קִרְבּ֖וֹ וַיֶּֽחִי
And YHWH heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וַיִּקַּ֨ח אֵלִיָּ֜הוּ אֶת הַיֶּ֗לֶד וַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּ מִן הָעֲלִיָּה֙ הַבַּ֔יְתָה וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּ לְאִמּ֑וֹ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ רְאִ֖י חַ֥י בְּנֵֽךְ
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him to his mother: and Elijah said, See, your son liveth.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
וַתֹּ֤אמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֶל אֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ עַתָּה֙ זֶ֣ה יָדַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ אֱלֹהִ֖ים אָ֑תָּה וּדְבַר יְהוָ֥ה בְּפִ֖יךָ אֱמֶֽת
And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that you a man of God, that the word of YHWH in your mouth truth.