1 Kings 17:1
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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.Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
In other translations
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.Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֵלִיָּהוּ'eliyahuElijahH452הַתִּשְׁבִּיhatishbithe TishbiteH8664מִתֹּשָׁבֵיmitoshaveione of [the] resident aliens ofH8453גִלְעָדgil'adGileadH1568אֶל־'el-toH413אַחְאָב'ach'avAhabH256חַי־chai-[by] [the] lifeH2416יְהוָהyahwehof YahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אֲשֶׁר'asherwhomH834עָמַדְתִּי'amadtiI standH5975לְפָנָיוlefanav<to> before himH6440אִם־'im-ifH518יִהְיֶהyihyehit will beH1961הַשָּׁנִיםhashanimthe yearsH8141הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428טַלtaldewH2919וּמָטָרumatarand rainH4306כִּיkithatH3588אִם־'im-exceptH518לְפִיlefito [the] mouth ofH6310דְבָרִי׃ סdevariword myH1697
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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