1 Kings 17:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But she said,וַתֹּ֗אמֶר
(vat·to·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"As the LORDיְהוָ֤ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙
(e·lo·hei·cha)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
lives,חַי־
(chai-)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
I haveיֶשׁ־
(yesh-)
3426: being, substance, existence, isof uncertain derivation
noאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
bread,מָעֹ֔וג
(ma·'o·vg,)
4580: a cakefrom the same as uggah
onlyכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
a handfulמְלֹ֤א
(me·lo)
4393: fullness, that which fillsfrom male
of flourקֶ֙מַח֙
(ke·mach)
7058: flour, mealfrom an unused word
in the bowlבַּכַּ֔ד
(bak·kad,)
3537: a jarfrom an unused word
and a littleוּמְעַט־
(u·me·'at-)
4592: a little, fewness, a fewfrom maat
oilשֶׁ֖מֶן
(she·men)
8081: fat, oilfrom shamen
in the jar;בַּצַּפָּ֑חַת
(ba·tzap·pa·chat;)
6835: a jar, jugfrom an unused word
and behold, 
 
2009: lo! behold!prol. of hen
I am gatheringמְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת
(me·ko·she·shet)
7197a: to gather stubbledenominative verb from qash
a fewשְׁנַ֣יִם
(she·na·yim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
sticksעֵצִ֗ים
(e·tzim)
6086: tree, trees, woodfrom an unused word
that I may goוּבָ֙אתִי֙
(u·va·ti)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
in and prepareוַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙
(va·'a·si·ti·hu)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
for me and my son,וְלִבְנִ֔י
(ve·liv·ni,)
1121: sona prim. root
that we may eatוַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּ
(va·'a·chal·nu·hu)
398: to eata prim. root
it and die."וָמָֽתְנוּ׃
(va·ma·te·nu.)
4191: to diea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And she said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
As the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
thy God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
liveth
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
I have
yesh  (yaysh)
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are
not a cake
ma`owg  (maw-ogue')
a cake of bread -- cake, feast.
but an handful
mlo'  (mel-o')
fulness -- all along, all that is (there-)in, fill, (that whereof...was) full, fulness, (hand-)full, multitude.
kaph  (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
of meal
qemach  (keh'-makh)
flour -- flour, meal.
in a barrel
kad  (kad)
a pail; but generally of earthenware; a jar for domestic purposes -- barrel, pitcher.
and a little
m`at  (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
oil
shemen  (sheh'-men)
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness -- anointing, fat (things), fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, + pine.
in a cruse
tsappachath  (tsap-pakh'-ath)
a saucer (as flat) -- cruse.
and behold I am gathering
qashash  (kaw-shash')
to become sapless through drought; to forage for straw, stubble or wood; figuratively, to assemble -- gather (selves) (together).
two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
sticks
`ets  (ates)
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) -- + carpenter, gallows, helve, + pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.
that I may go in
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
and dress
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
it for me and my son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
that we may eat
'akal  (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
it and die
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I have no bread, only a handful of flour in the bowl and a little oil in the jar; and behold, I am gathering a few sticks that I may go in and prepare for me and my son, that we may eat it and die."

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But she said, "As the LORD your God lives, I don't have anything baked--only a handful of flour in the jar and a bit of oil in the jug. Just now, I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat it and die."

International Standard Version
"As the LORD your God lives," she replied, "I don't have so much as a muffin, just a handful of flour in a bowl and some oil left in a bottle. Now I'm going to find some sticks so I can cook a last meal for my son and for me. Then we're going to eat it and die."

NET Bible
She said, "As certainly as the LORD your God lives, I have no food, except for a handful of flour in a jar and a little olive oil in a jug. Right now I am gathering a couple of sticks for a fire. Then I'm going home to make one final meal for my son and myself. After we have eaten that, we will die of starvation."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
She said, "I solemnly swear, as the LORD your God lives, I didn't bake any bread. I have one handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I'm gathering wood. I'm going to prepare something for myself and my son so that we can eat it and then die."

King James 2000 Bible
And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I have not bread, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a jar: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
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