1 Kings 18:4 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וַֽיְהִי֙	h1961
1	cut off	בְּהַכְרִ֣ית	h3772
2	For it was so when Jezebel	אִיזֶ֔בֶל	h348
3		אֵ֖ת	h853
9	prophets	נְבִיאִ֗ים	h5030
5	of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	h3068
6	took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	h3947
7	that Obadiah	עֹֽבַדְיָ֜הוּ	h5662
8	an hundred	מֵאָ֣ה	h3967
9	prophets	נְבִיאִ֗ים	h5030
10	and hid	וַֽיַּחְבִּיאֵ֞ם	h2244
11		חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים	h2572
12	them by fifty	אִישׁ֙	h376
13	in a cave	בַּמְּעָרָ֔ה	h4631
14	and fed	וְכִלְכְּלָ֖ם	h3557
15	them with bread	לֶ֥חֶם	h3899
16	and water	וָמָֽיִם׃	h4325

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

American Standard Version (ASV)

for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For when Jezebel was cutting off the prophets of the Lord, Obadiah took a hundred of them, and kept them secretly in a hole in the rock, fifty at a time, and gave them bread and water.)

Darby English Bible (DBY)

and it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and maintained them with bread and water);

Webster's Bible (WBT)

For it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

World English Bible (WEB)

for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Yahweh, that Obadiah took one hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and it cometh to pass, in Jezebel's cutting off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah taketh a hundred prophets, and hideth them, fifty men in a cave, and hath sustained them with bread and water --