1 Kings 18:7
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And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
In other translations
And as Obadiah was in the way, behold, Elijah met him: and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said, Art thou that my lord Elijah?Now as Obadiah went on his way, Elijah suddenly met him. When Obadiah recognized him, he fell facedown and said, “Is it you, my lord Elijah?”
Hebrew words
וַיְהִיvayhiand he wasH1961עֹבַדְיָהוּ'oadyahuObadiahH5662בַּדֶּרֶךְbaderekhon the wayH1870וְהִנֵּהvehinehand there!H2009אֵלִיָּהוּ'eliyahuElijahH452לִקְרָאתוֹlikratoto meet himH7122וַיַּכִּרֵהוּvaiyakirehuand he recognized himH5234וַיִּפֹּלvaiyipoland he fellH5307עַל־'al-onH5921פָּנָיוpanavface hisH6440וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559הַאַתָּהha'atah¿ youH859זֶהzeh[is] thisH2088אֲדֹנִי'adoniO lord myH113אֵלִיָּהוּ׃'eliyahuElijahH452
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- 2 Kings 1:6-86 And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baal–zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 7 And he said unto them, What manner of man was he which came up to meet you, and told you these words? 8 And they answered him, He was an hairy man, and girt with a girdle of leather about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite.6 They replied, “A man came up to meet us and said, ‘Go back to the king who sent you and tell him that this is what the LORD says: Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are sending these men to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron? Therefore you will not get up from the bed on which you are lying. You will surely die.’” 7 The king asked them, “What sort of man came up to meet you and spoke these words to you?” 8 “He was a hairy man,” they answered, “with a leather belt around his waist.” “It was Elijah the Tishbite,” said the king.
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- Genesis 18:12Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
- Genesis 44:20And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one; and his brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and his father loveth him.And we answered, ‘We have an elderly father and a younger brother, the child of his old age. The boy’s brother is dead. He is the only one of his mother’s sons left, and his father loves him.’
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People: Elijah, Obadiah (1 Kings 18)