Verse 21
1 Kings 17:21
New Living Translation
21
And he stretched himself out over the child three times and cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God (Elohim), please let this child’s life return to him.”
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּתְמֹדֵ֤ד עַל הַ/יֶּ֨לֶד֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ פְּעָמִ֔ים וַ/יִּקְרָ֥א אֶל יְהוָ֖ה וַ/יֹּאמַ֑ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔/י תָּ֥שָׁב נָ֛א נֶֽפֶשׁ הַ/יֶּ֥לֶד הַ/זֶּ֖ה עַל קִרְבּֽ/וֹ
English Translation
And he lay down on the child three times and called to the Lord and said, "O Lord my God, let this child's soul return to him, I pray."
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Chapter 17 Context
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Now Elijah, who was from Tishbe in Gilead, told King Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God (Elohim)...
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Then the LORD said to Elijah,
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“Go to the east and hide by Kerith Brook, near where it enters the Jordan River.
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Drink from the brook and eat what the ravens bring you, for I have commanded them to bring you food....
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So Elijah did as the LORD told him and camped beside Kerith Brook, east of the Jordan.
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The ravens brought him bread and meat each morning and evening, and he drank from the brook.
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But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land.
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Then the LORD said to Elijah,
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“Go and live in the village of Zarephath, near the city of Sidon. I have instructed a widow there to...
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10
So he went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks,...
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11
As she was going to get it, he called to her, “Bring me a bite of bread, too.”
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12
But she said, “I swear by the LORD your God (Elohim) that I don’t have a single piece of bread in th...
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13
But Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid! Go ahead and do just what you’ve said, but make a little b...
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14
For this is what the LORD, the God (Elohim) of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oi...
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15
So she did as Elijah said, and she and Elijah and her family continued to eat for many days.
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16
There was always enough flour and olive oil left in the containers, just as the LORD had promised th...
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17
Some time later the woman’s son became sick. He grew worse and worse, and finally he died.
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18
Then she said to Elijah, “O man of God (Elohim), what have you done to me? Have you come here to poi...
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19
But Elijah replied, “Give me your son.” And he took the child’s body from her arms, carried him up t...
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20
Then Elijah cried out to the LORD, “O LORD my God (Elohim), why have you brought tragedy to this wid...
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21
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Then Elijah brought him down from the upper room and gave him to his mother. “Look!” he said. “Your...
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