Verse 20

1 Kings 19:20

Noah Webster Bible

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20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow thee. And he said to him, Go back again: for what have I done to thee?

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יַּעֲזֹ֣ב אֶת הַ/בָּקָ֗ר וַ/יָּ֨רָץ֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י אֵֽלִיָּ֔הוּ וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר אֶשְּׁקָה נָּא֙ לְ/אָבִ֣/י וּ/לְ/אִמִּ֔/י וְ/אֵלְכָ֖ה אַחֲרֶ֑י/ךָ וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר ל/וֹ֙ לֵ֣ךְ שׁ֔וּב כִּ֥י מֶה עָשִׂ֖יתִי לָֽ/ךְ

English Translation

And he left the oxen and ran after Elijah and said, "Let me kiss my father and my mother, and then I will follow you." And Elijah said to him, "Go back again, for what have I done to you?"

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Chapter 19 Context

1 And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had slain all the prophets with the sword... Focus ↗

2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, So let the gods do to me , and more also, if I make... Focus ↗

3 And when he saw that , he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to J... Focus ↗

4 But he himself went a day's journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree:... Focus ↗

5 And as he lay and slept under a juniper-tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said to him, Ar... Focus ↗

6 And he looked, and behold, there was a cake baked on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. An... Focus ↗

7 And the angel of the LORD came again the second time, and touched him, and said, Arise and eat, beca... Focus ↗

8 And he arose, and ate and drank, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights t... Focus ↗

9 And he came thither to a cave, and lodged there; and behold, the word of the LORD came to him, and h... Focus ↗

10 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God (Elohim) of hosts: for the children of Israel... Focus ↗

11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And behold, the LORD passed by, and... Focus ↗

12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the LORD was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small... Focus ↗

13 And it was so , when Elijah heard it , that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and sto... Focus ↗

14 And he said, I have been very jealous for the LORD God (Elohim) of hosts: because the children of Is... Focus ↗

15 And the LORD said to him, Go, return on thy way to the wilderness of Damascus: and when thou comest,... Focus ↗

16 And Jehu the son of Nimshi shalt thou anoint to be king over Israel: and Elisha the son of Shaphat o... Focus ↗

17 And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay: and him that... Focus ↗

18 Yet I have left to me seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed to Baal, and ever... Focus ↗

19 So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing with twelve yoke of oxen... Focus ↗

20 And he left the oxen, and ran after Elijah, and said, Let me, I pray thee, kiss my father and my mot...

21 And he returned back from him, and took a yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with t... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Kings
Chapter: Chapter 19 (21 verses)
Version: Noah Webster Bible

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