1 Kings 17:12 Hebrew Word Analysis

0And she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרh559
1livethחַיh2416
2As the LORDיְהוָ֤הh3068
3thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙h430
4אִםh518
5I haveיֶשׁh3426
6לִ֣יh0
7not a cakeמָע֔וֹגh4580
8כִּ֣יh3588
9אִםh518
10but an handfulמְלֹ֤אh4393
11כַףh3709
12of mealקֶ֙מַח֙h7058
13in a barrelבַּכַּ֔דh3537
14and a littleוּמְעַטh4592
15oilשֶׁ֖מֶןh8081
16in a cruseבַּצַּפָּ֑חַתh6835
17וְהִנְנִ֨יh2005
18and behold I am gatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁתh7197
19twoשְׁנַ֣יִםh8147
20sticksעֵצִ֗יםh6086
21that I may go inוּבָ֙אתִי֙h935
22and dressוַֽעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙h6213
23לִ֣יh0
24it for me and my sonוְלִבְנִ֔יh1121
25that we may eatוַֽאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּh398
26it and dieוָמָֽתְנוּ׃h4191

Other Translations

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then she said, By the life of the Lord your God, I have nothing but a little meal in my store, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

And she said, As the LORD 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.

World English Bible (WEB)

She said, As Yahweh your God lives, I don't have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the jar: and, 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.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And she saith, `Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but the fulness of the hand of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish; and lo, I am gathering two sticks, and have gone in and prepared it for myself, and for my son, and we have eaten it -- and died.'