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1 Kings 17

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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidאֵלִיָּ֨הוּElijahהַתִּשְׁבִּ֜יthe Tishbiteמִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣יone of the resident aliens ofגִלְעָד֮Gileadאֶל־toאַחְאָב֒Ahabחַי־by the lifeיְהוָ֞הof Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֤יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomעָמַ֣דְתִּיI standלְפָנָ֔יוto before himאִם־ifיִהְיֶ֛הit will beהַשָּׁנִ֥יםthe yearsהָאֵ֖לֶּהthe theseטַ֣לdewוּמָטָ֑רand rainכִּ֖יthatאִם־exceptלְפִ֥יto the mouth ofדְבָרִֽי׃ סword my
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וַיְהִ֥יand it cameדְבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֵלָ֥יוto himלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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לֵ֣ךְgoמִזֶּ֔הfrom hereוּפָנִ֥יתָand you will turnלְּךָ֖for yourselfקֵ֑דְמָהeast -wardוְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙and you will hide yourselfבְּנַ֣חַלat the wadi ofכְּרִ֔יתKerithאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichעַל־is onפְּנֵ֥יthe face ofהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃the Jordan
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וְהָיָ֖הand it will beמֵהַנַּ֣חַלfrom the wadiתִּשְׁתֶּ֑הyou will drinkוְאֶת־and obj.הָעֹרְבִ֣יםthe ravensצִוִּ֔יתִיI have commandedלְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖to supply youשָֽׁם׃there
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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְand he wentוַיַּ֖עַשׂand he didכִּדְבַ֣רaccording to the word ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיֵּ֗לֶךְand he wentוַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙and he dweltבְּנַ֣חַלat the wadi ofכְּרִ֔יתKerithאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichעַל־is onפְּנֵ֥יthe face ofהַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃the Jordan
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וְהָעֹרְבִ֗יםand the ravensמְבִיאִ֨יםwere bringingל֜וֹto himלֶ֤חֶםbreadוּבָשָׂר֙and meatבַּבֹּ֔קֶרin the morningוְלֶ֥חֶםand breadוּבָשָׂ֖רand meatבָּעָ֑רֶבin the eveningוּמִן־and fromהַנַּ֖חַלthe wadiיִשְׁתֶּֽה׃he drank
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וַיְהִ֛יand it wasמִקֵּ֥ץfrom the end ofיָמִ֖יםdaysוַיִּיבַ֣שׁand it dried upהַנָּ֑חַלthe wadiכִּ֛יforלֹֽא־notהָיָ֥הit had beenגֶ֖שֶׁםrainבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סin the land
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וַיְהִ֥יand it cameדְבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֵלָ֥יוto himלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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ק֣וּםariseלֵ֤ךְgoצָרְפַ֙תָה֙Zarephath towardsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלְצִיד֔וֹןbelongs to Sidonוְיָשַׁבְתָּ֖and you will dwellשָׁ֑םthereהִנֵּ֨הhere!צִוִּ֥יתִיI have commandedשָׁ֛םthereאִשָּׁ֥הa womanאַלְמָנָ֖הa widowלְכַלְכְּלֶֽךָ׃to supply you
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וַיָּ֣קָם׀and he aroseוַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he wentצָרְפַ֗תָהZarephath towardsוַיָּבֹא֙and he cameאֶל־toפֶּ֣תַחthe entrance ofהָעִ֔ירthe cityוְהִנֵּֽה־and there!שָׁ֛םthereאִשָּׁ֥הa womanאַלְמָנָ֖הa widowמְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁתwas gatheringעֵצִ֑יםwoodsוַיִּקְרָ֤אand he called outאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙to herוַיֹּאמַ֔רand he saidקְחִי־getנָ֨אpleaseלִ֧יfor meמְעַט־a little ofמַ֛יִםwaterבַּכְּלִ֖יin the vesselוְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃so I may drink
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וַתֵּ֖לֶךְand she wentלָקַ֑חַתto get itוַיִּקְרָ֤אand he called outאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙to herוַיֹּאמַ֔רand he saidלִֽקְחִי־getנָ֥אpleaseלִ֛יfor meפַּת־a piece ofלֶ֖חֶםbreadבְּיָדֵֽךְ׃in hand your
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וַתֹּ֗אמֶרand she saidחַי־by the lifeיְהוָ֤הof Yahwehאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙God yourאִם־ifיֶשׁ־thereלִ֣יto meמָע֔וֹגis foodכִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptמְלֹ֤אthe fullness ofכַף־a palm ofקֶ֙מַח֙flourבַּכַּ֔דin the jarוּמְעַט־and a little ofשֶׁ֖מֶןoilבַּצַּפָּ֑חַתin the jugוְהִנְנִ֨יand here Iמְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁתam gatheringשְׁנַ֣יִםtwoעֵצִ֗יםwoodsוּבָ֙אתִי֙and I will goוַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙and I will prepare itלִ֣יfor myselfוְלִבְנִ֔יand for son myוַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּand we will eat itוָמָֽתְנוּ׃and we will die
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֵלֶ֤יהָto herאֵלִיָּ֙הוּ֙Elijahאַל־may notתִּ֣ירְאִ֔יyou fearבֹּ֖אִיgoעֲשִׂ֣יdoכִדְבָרֵ֑ךְaccording to word yourאַ֣ךְonlyעֲשִׂי־makeלִ֣יfor meמִ֠שָּׁםfrom thereעֻגָ֨הa bread cakeקְטַנָּ֤הsmallבָרִאשֹׁנָה֙at the firstוְהוֹצֵ֣אתְand you will bring it outלִ֔יto meוְלָ֣ךְand for yourselfוְלִבְנֵ֔ךְand for son yourתַּעֲשִׂ֖יyou will prepareבָּאַחֲרֹנָֽה׃ סat the last
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כִּ֣יforכֹה֩thusאָמַ֨רhe saysיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelכַּ֤דthe jar ofהַקֶּ֙מַח֙the flourלֹ֣אnotתִכְלָ֔הit will be at an endוְצַפַּ֥חַתand the jug ofהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןthe oilלֹ֣אnotתֶחְסָ֑רit will be lackingעַ֠דuntilי֧וֹםthe dayתֵּתgivesיְהוָ֛הYahwehגֶּ֖שֶׁםrainעַל־onפְּנֵ֥יthe surface ofהָאֲדָמָֽה׃the ground
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וַתֵּ֥לֶךְand she wentוַתַּעֲשֶׂ֖הand she didכִּדְבַ֣רaccording to the word ofאֵלִיָּ֑הוּElijahוַתֹּ֧אכַלand she ateהִֽיא־sheוָה֛וּאand heוּבֵיתָ֖הּand household herיָמִֽים׃days
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כַּ֤דthe jar ofהַקֶּ֙מַח֙the flourלֹ֣אnotכָלָ֔תָהit was at an endוְצַפַּ֥חַתand the jug ofהַשֶּׁ֖מֶןthe oilלֹ֣אnotחָסֵ֑רit was lackingכִּדְבַ֣רaccording to the word ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichדִּבֶּ֖רhe spokeבְּיַ֥דby the hand ofאֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ פElijah
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasאַחַר֙afterהַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe thingsהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseחָלָ֕הhe became sickבֶּן־the son ofהָאִשָּׁ֖הthe womanבַּעֲלַ֣תthe mistress ofהַבָּ֑יִתthe houseוַיְהִ֤יand it wasחָלְיוֹ֙sickness hisחָזָ֣קsevereמְאֹ֔דveryעַ֛דuntilאֲשֶׁ֥רthatלֹא־notנֽוֹתְרָה־it was leftבּ֖וֹin himנְשָׁמָֽה׃breath
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וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙and she saidאֶל־toאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּElijahמַה־what?לִּ֥יis to meוָלָ֖ךְand to the youאִ֣ישׁO man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe Godבָּ֧אתָyou have comeאֵלַ֛יto meלְהַזְכִּ֥ירto bring to remembranceאֶת־obj.עֲוֹנִ֖יiniquity myוּלְהָמִ֥יתand to put to deathאֶת־obj.בְּנִֽי׃son my
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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרand he saidאֵלֶ֖יהָto herתְּנִֽי־giveלִ֣יto meאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֑ךְson yourוַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּand he took himמֵחֵיקָ֗הּfrom bosom herוַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙and he took up himאֶל־toהָעֲלִיָּ֗הthe upper roomאֲשֶׁר־whereהוּא֙heיֹשֵׁ֣בwas dwellingשָׁ֔םthereוַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּand he made lie himעַל־onמִטָּתֽוֹ׃bed his
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וַיִּקְרָ֥אand he called outאֶל־toיְהוָ֖הYahwehוַיֹּאמַ֑רand he saidיְהוָ֣הO Yahwehאֱלֹהָ֔יGod myהֲ֠גַם¿ alsoעַל־onהָאַלְמָנָ֞הthe widowאֲשֶׁר־whomאֲנִ֨יIמִתְגּוֹרֵ֥רam staying as a sojournerעִמָּ֛הּwith herהֲרֵע֖וֹתָhave you done harmלְהָמִ֥יתby putting to deathאֶת־obj.בְּנָֽהּ׃son her
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וַיִּתְמֹדֵ֤דand he stretched himselfעַל־overהַיֶּ֙לֶד֙the ladשָׁלֹ֣שׁthreeפְּעָמִ֔יםtimesוַיִּקְרָ֥אand he called outאֶל־toיְהוָ֖הYahwehוַיֹּאמַ֑רand he saidיְהוָ֣הO Yahwehאֱלֹהָ֔יGod myתָּ֥שָׁבlet it returnנָ֛אpleaseנֶֽפֶשׁ־the life ofהַיֶּ֥לֶדthe ladהַזֶּ֖הthe thisעַל־toקִרְבּֽוֹ׃inward parts his
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֥עand he listenedיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּק֣וֹלto the voice ofאֵלִיָּ֑הוּElijahוַתָּ֧שָׁבand it returnedנֶֽפֶשׁ־the life ofהַיֶּ֛לֶדthe ladעַל־toקִרְבּ֖וֹinward parts hisוַיֶּֽחִי׃and he lived
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וַיִּקַּ֨חand he tookאֵלִיָּ֜הוּElijahאֶת־obj.הַיֶּ֗לֶדthe ladוַיֹּרִדֵ֤הוּand he brought down himמִן־fromהָעֲלִיָּה֙the upper roomהַבַּ֔יְתָהthe house towardsוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖הוּand he gave himלְאִמּ֑וֹto mother hisוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּElijahרְאִ֖יseeחַ֥יis aliveבְּנֵֽךְ׃son your
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וַתֹּ֤אמֶרand she saidהָֽאִשָּׁה֙the womanאֶל־toאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּElijahעַתָּה֙nowזֶ֣הthisיָדַ֔עְתִּיI knowכִּ֛יthatאִ֥ישׁare a man ofאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodאָ֑תָּהyouוּדְבַר־and the word ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehבְּפִ֖יךָin mouth yourאֱמֶֽת׃ פis truth

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