Verse 12
1 Kings 17:12
Young's Literal Translation
12
And she saith, 'Jehovah thy God (Elohim) 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.'
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר חַי יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ אִם יֶשׁ לִ֣/י מָע֔וֹג כִּ֣י אִם מְלֹ֤א כַף קֶ֨מַח֙ בַּ/כַּ֔ד וּ/מְעַט שֶׁ֖מֶן בַּ/צַּפָּ֑חַת וְ/הִנְ/נִ֨י מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת שְׁנַ֣יִם עֵצִ֗ים וּ/בָ֨אתִי֙ וַ/עֲשִׂיתִ֨י/הוּ֙ לִ֣/י וְ/לִ/בְנִ֔/י וַ/אֲכַלְנֻ֖/הוּ וָ/מָֽתְנוּ
English Translation
And she said, “As surely as the Lord your God lives, if I have a cake, it is only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, and I will go and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.”
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