1 Kings 17:12
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.
11 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.
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.
14 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
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- BSB
- But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- She said, “As the LORD your God lives, I don’t have anything baked, but only a handful of meal in a jar and a little oil in a jar. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.”
- ASV
- And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the 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.
- DARBY
- And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a 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.
- BLB
- And she said, “As YHWH your God lives, there is unto me no bread, but only the fullness of a palm of flour in the jar, and a little oil in the jug. And behold, I [am] gathering two sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it and die.”
- ÅB
- Da sa hun: Så sant Herren din Gud lever: Jeg eier ikke en brødskive, men har bare en håndfull mel i krukken og litt olje i kruset, og nå går jeg her og sanker et par stykker ved for å gå hjem og lage det til for meg og min sønn, så vi kan spise det og så dø.
- OTB
- Men hun sa: "Så sant Herren din Gud lever, jeg har ingen mat, bare en håndfull mel i bollen og litt olje i krukken. Og se, jeg samler noen pinner så jeg kan gå inn og tilberede det for meg og min sønn, så vi kan spise det og deretter dø."
- B1930
- Da sa hun: Så sant Herren din Gud lever: Jeg eier ikke en brødskive, men har bare en håndfull mel i krukken og litt olje i kruset, og nu går jeg her og sanker et par stykker ved for å gå hjem og lage det til for mig og min sønn, så vi kan ete det og så dø.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 15:33–34
And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude?
Read in context1 Kings 17:1
And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
Read in context2 Kings 4:2–7
And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for thee? tell me, what hast thou in the house? And she said, Thine handmaid hath not any thing in the house, save a pot of oil.
Read in contextGenesis 21:16
And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bowshot: for she said, Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lift up her voice, and wept.
Read in contextEzekiel 12:18–19
Son of man, eat thy bread with quaking, and drink thy water with trembling and with carefulness;
Read in context1 Samuel 26:10
David said furthermore, As the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.
Read in context1 Samuel 14:45
And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wrought this great salvation in Israel? God forbid: as the LORD liveth, there shall not one hair of his head fall to the ground; for he hath wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:2
And thou shalt swear, The LORD liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in righteousness; and the nations shall bless themselves in him, and in him shall they glory.
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