1 Kings 17:1 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Kings 17:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּאמֶר֩
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ
ʼÊlîyâh
H452
Elijah
הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י
Tishbîy
H8664
Tishbite
מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י
tôwshâb
H8453
sojourner
גִלְעָד֮
Gilʻâd
H1568
Gilead
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
אַחְאָב֒
ʼAchʼâb
H256
Ahab
חַי
chay
H2416
living
יְהוָ֞ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵ֤י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָמַ֣דְתִּי
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
לְפָנָ֔יו
pânîym
H6440
face
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִהְיֶ֛ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַשָּׁנִ֥ים
shâneh
H8141
year
הָאֵ֖לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
טַ֣ל
ṭal
H2919
dew
וּמָטָ֑ר
mâṭar
H4306
rain
כִּ֖י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
לְפִ֥י
peh
H6310
mouth
דְבָרִֽי
dâbâr
H1697
word
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World English Bible Public Domain
Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the foreigners of Gilead, said to Ahab, As Yahweh, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now Elijah the Tishbite, from the Tishbites of Gilead, said to Ahab, “The life of Yahweh, the God of Israel, to whose face I stand, if there will be dew or rain these years except by the mouth of my word.”
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