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1 Kings 17:11

Poverty and the vulnerable

9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.

12 And she said, As the LORD thy 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 am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

13 And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son.

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BSB
And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”
KJV
And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
WEB
As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
ASV
And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
DARBY
And she went to fetch [it], and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
BLB
And she was going to get [it], and he called to her and said, “Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.”
ÅB
Da hun nå gikk for å hente det, ropte han etter henne og sa: Ta med et stykke brød til meg!
OTB
Mens hun gikk for å hente det, ropte han til henne og sa: "Vennligst gi meg et stykke brød i hånden din også."
B1930
Da hun nu gikk for å hente det, ropte han efter henne og sa: Ta med et stykke brød til mig!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Genesis 24:18–19

    And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.

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  • Hebrews 13:2

    Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

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  • Genesis 18:5

    And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.

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  • 1 Kings 18:4

    For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

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  • Matthew 25:35–40

    For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

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  • Matthew 10:42

    And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

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  • 1 Kings 17:9

    Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.

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