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1 Kings 17:1

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In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest [son] Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.	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.	And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying,

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And Elijah^H452 the Tishbite^H8664, who was of the inhabitants^H8453 of Gilead^H1568, said^H559 unto Ahab^H256, As the LORD^H3068 God^H430 of Israel^H3478 liveth^H2416, before^H6440 whom I stand^H5975, there shall not be dew^H2919 nor rain^H4306 these years^H8141, but according^H6310 to my word^H1697.

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Original Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלִיָּהוּ הַתִּשְׁבִּי מִתֹּשָׁבֵי גִלְעָד אֶל־אַחְאָב חַי־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר עָמַדְתִּי לְפָנָיו אִם־יִהְיֶה הַשָּׁנִים הָאֵלֶּה טַל וּמָטָר כִּי אִם־לְפִי דְבָרִי׃ ס

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יֹּאמֶר֩	va/i.yo.Mer	H559	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he said
אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ	'e.li.Ya.hu	H452	HNp	Elijah
הַ/תִּשְׁבִּ֜י	ha./tish.Bi	H8664	HTd/Ngmsa	the/ Tishbite
מִ/תֹּשָׁבֵ֣י	mi./to.sha.Vei	H8453	HR/Ncmpc	one of/ (the) resident aliens of
גִלְעָד֮	gil.'Ad	H1568	HNp	Gilead
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	to
אַחְאָב֒	'ach.'Av	H256	HNp	Ahab
חַי	chai-	H2416	HAamsa	(by) (the) life
יְהוָ֞ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	of Yahweh
אֱלֹהֵ֤י	'e.lo.Hei	H430	HNcmpc	(the) God of
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
אֲשֶׁ֣ר	'a.Sher	H834	HTr	whom
עָמַ֣דְתִּי	'a.Mad.ti	H5975	HVqp1cs	I stand
לְ/פָנָ֔י/ו	le./fa.Na/v	H6440	HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms	(to)/ before/ him
אִם	'im-	H518	HC	if
יִהְיֶ֛ה	yih.Yeh	H1961	HVqi3ms	it will be
הַ/שָּׁנִ֥ים	ha./sha.Nim	H8141	HTd/Ncfpa	the/ years
הָ/אֵ֖לֶּה	ha./'E.leh	H428	HTd/Pdxcp	(the)/ these
טַ֣ל	tal	H2919	HNcmsa	dew
וּ/מָטָ֑ר	u./ma.Tar	H4306	HC/Ncmsa	and/ rain
כִּ֖י	ki	H3588	HC	that
אִם	'im-	H518	HC	except
לְ/פִ֥י	le./Fi	H6310	HR/Ncmsc	to/ (the) mouth of
דְבָרִֽ/י	de.va.R/i	H1697	HNcmsc/Sp1cs	word/ my

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H256 — אַחְאָב (ʼAchʼâb, akh-awb'): once (by contraction) אֶחָב (Jeremiah 29:22); from אָח and אָב; brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon; Ahab.
• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H452 — אֵלִיָּה (ʼÊlîyâh, ay-lee-yaw'): or prolonged אֵלִיָּהוּ; from אֵל and יָהּ; God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites; Elijah, Eliah.
• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H1568 — גִּלְעָד (Gilʻâd, ghil-awd'): probably from גַּלְעֵד; Gilad, a region East of the Jordan; also the name of three Israelites; Gilead, Gileadite.
• H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
• H2416 — חַי (chay, khah'-ee): from חָיָה; alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively; [phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
• H2919 — טַל (ṭal, tal): from טָלַל; dew (as covering vegetation); dew.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H4306 — מָטַר (mâṭar, maw-tawr'): from מָטַר; rain; rain.
• H5975 — עָמַד (ʻâmad, aw-mad'): a primitive root; to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive); abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be (over), place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, [phrase] serve, set (forth, over, -tle, up), (make to, make to be at a, with-) stand (by, fast, firm, still, up), (be at a) stay (up), tarry.
• H6310 — פֶּה (peh, peh): from פָּאָה; the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according to; accord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, tenor, [idiom] to, [phrase] two-edged, wish, word.
• H6440 — פָּנִים (pânîym, paw-neem'): plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun פָּנֶה; from פָּנָה); the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.); [phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, [idiom] him(-self), [phrase] honourable, [phrase] impudent, [phrase] in, it, look(-eth) (-s), [idiom] me, [phrase] meet, [idiom] more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), [idiom] on, open, [phrase] out of, over against, the partial, person, [phrase] please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, [phrase] regard, right forth, [phrase] serve, [idiom] shewbread, sight, state, straight, [phrase] street, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them(-selves), through ([phrase] -out), till, time(-s) past, (un-) to(-ward), [phrase] upon, upside ([phrase] down), with(-in, [phrase] -stand), [idiom] ye, [idiom] you.
• H8141 — שָׁנֶה (shâneh, shaw-neh'): (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).
• H8453 — תּוֹשָׁב (tôwshâb, to-shawb'): or תֹּשָׁב; (1 Kings 17:1), from יָשַׁב; a dweller (but not outlandish (נׇכְרִי)); especially (as distinguished from a native citizen (active participle of יָשַׁב) and a temporary inmate (גֵּר) or mere lodger (לוּן)); resident alien; foreigner, inhabitant, sojourner, stranger.
• H8664 — תִּשְׁבִּי (Tishbîy, tish-bee'): patrial from an unused name meaning recourse; a Tishbite or inhabitant of Tishbeh (in Gilead); Tishbite.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H428 — אֵלֶּה (ʼêl-leh, ale'-leh): prolonged from אֵל; these or those; an-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).
• H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
• H834 — אֲשֶׁר (ʼăsher, ash-er'): a primitive relative pronoun (of every gender and number); who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.; [idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever, when, where ([phrase] -as, -in, -of, -on, -soever, -with), which, whilst, [phrase] whither(-soever), who(-m, -soever, -se). As it is indeclinable, it is often accompanied by the personal pronoun expletively, used to show the connection.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• As the Lord God — 1 Kings 22:14, 2 Kings 3:14, 2 Kings 5:16, Isaiah 49:18, Matthew 7:29, Luke 1:17
• before whom — Deuteronomy 10:8, Jeremiah 15:19, Luke 1:19, Luke 21:36, Acts 27:23
• dew nor rain — Luke 4:25, James 5:17, Revelation 11:6
• Elijah — Matthew 11:14, Matthew 16:14, Matthew 27:47, Matthew 27:49, Luke 1:17, Luke 4:25-26, Luke 9:30, Luke 9:33, Luke 9:54, John 1:21, John 1:25, Romans 11:2

Reciprocal references (50): Genesis 12:10, Genesis 27:28, Genesis 31:21, Genesis 41:30, Leviticus 26:4, Leviticus 26:19, Deuteronomy 11:17, Deuteronomy 28:16, Deuteronomy 28:23, 2 Samuel 21:1, 2 Samuel 24:13, 1 Kings 1:29, 1 Kings 8:35, 1 Kings 17:12, 1 Kings 18:1, 1 Kings 18:10, 1 Kings 18:15, 1 Kings 18:41, 2 Kings 1:3, 2 Kings 8:1, 1 Chronicles 5:9, 1 Chronicles 21:12, 2 Chronicles 6:26, Job 6:17, Job 12:15, Job 27:2, Job 38:28, Psalms 107:33, Proverbs 29:1, Jeremiah 1:10, Jeremiah 5:24, Jeremiah 14:22, Jeremiah 28:8, Daniel 1:19, Hosea 6:5, Hosea 9:8, Hosea 12:10, Hosea 12:11, Amos 2:11, Amos 4:6, Haggai 1:10, Haggai 1:11, Zechariah 4:14, Zechariah 8:12, Zechariah 10:1, Zechariah 14:17, Matthew 17:3, Luke 12:24, Acts 11:28, Revelation 11:4

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: AHAB, ELIJAH, HOME, JUDGMENTS, GOD'S, METEOROLOGY, MIRACLES
• Torrey’s: MIRACLES WROUGHT THROUGH SERVANTS OF GOD, RAIN
• Nave’s: DEW, ELIJAH, FAMINE, GILEAD, ISRAEL, PROPHECIES CONCERNING, MINISTER, Christian, PRAYER, PROPHETS, READINGS, SELECT

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