1 Kings 17:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

So he went and did according unto the word of Jehovah; for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיַּ֖עַשׂ כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ וַיֵּ֙שֶׁב֙ בְּנַ֣חַל כְּרִ֔ית אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃

Transliteration

And wayyēlek and wayyaʿaś according to kiḏǝḇar yhwh and wayyēlek and wayyēšeḇ in naḥal kǝrît which is upon pǝnê the hayyardēn.

Grammar Details

*wayyēlek*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went
*wayyaʿaś*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he did
*kiḏǝḇar*: preposition + noun construct - according to the word of
*yhwh*: divine name - YHWH
*wayyēšeḇ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he dwelt
*naḥal*: noun, masculine singular construct - wadi/brook
*kǝrît*: proper noun - Cherith
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which
*ʿal-pǝnê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - upon the face of
*hayyardēn*: proper noun with definite article - the Jordan

Word Meanings

*wayyēlek*: and he went/and he departed
*wayyaʿaś*: and he did/and he performed
*kiḏǝḇar*: according to the word of/as commanded by
*wayyēšeḇ*: and he dwelt/and he stayed/and he remained
*naḥal*: wadi/brook/stream
*ʿal-pǝnê*: upon the face of/before/in front of

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 19:9 : 9 And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
Prov 3:5 : 5 Trust in Jehovah with all thy heart, And lean not upon thine own understanding:
Matt 16:24 : 24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man would come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
John 15:14 : 14 Ye are my friends, if ye do the things which I command you.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Kgs 17:1-4
4 verses
89%
1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the sojourners of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As Jehovah, the God of Israel, liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
2And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,
3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
4And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.
1 Kgs 17:6-11
6 verses
86%
6And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
7And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there was no rain in the land.
8And the word of Jehovah came unto him, saying,
9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow {H802} there to sustain thee.
10So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow {H802} was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
11And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
1 Kgs 17:13-16
4 verses
74%
13And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said; but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it forth unto me, and afterward make for thee and for thy son.
14For thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, The jar of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that Jehovah sendeth rain upon the earth.
15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat [many] days.
16The jar of meal wasted not, neither did the cruse of oil fail, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake by Elijah.
1 Kgs 18:35
72%
35And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water.
2 Kgs 2:13-14
2 verses
71%
13He took up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stood by the bank of the Jordan.
14And he took the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where is Jehovah, the God of Elijah? and when he also had smitten the waters, they were divided hither and thither; and Elisha went over.
1 Kgs 13:17
71%
17for it was said to me by the word of Jehovah, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest.
2 Kgs 2:6-8
3 verses
71%
6And Elijah said unto him, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me to the Jordan. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. And they two went on.
7And fifty men of the sons of the prophets went, and stood over against them afar off: and they two stood by the Jordan.
8And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
1 Kgs 13:19
70%
19So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
1 Kgs 19:8-9
2 verses
70%
8And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.
9And he came thither unto a cave, and lodged there; and, behold, the word of Jehovah came to him, and he said unto him, What doest thou here, Elijah?
2 Kgs 1:15
70%
15And the angel of Jehovah said unto Elijah, Go down with him: be not afraid of him. And he arose, and went down with him unto the king.
1 Kgs 21:17
70%
17And the word of Jehovah came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,
1 Kgs 13:9-10
2 verses
70%
9for so was it charged me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Thou shalt eat no bread, nor drink water, neither return by the way that thou camest.
10So he went another way, and returned not by the way that he came to Beth-el.
2 Kgs 2:4
70%
4And Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me to Jericho. And he said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho.
2 Kgs 3:16
69%
16And he said, Thus saith Jehovah, Make this valley full of trenches.
1 Kgs 18:1-2
2 verses
69%
1And it came to pass after many days, that the word of Jehovah came to Elijah, in the third year, saying, Go, show thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
2And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. And the famine was sore in Samaria.
2 Kgs 1:17
69%
17So he died according to the word of Jehovah which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram began to reign in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
1 Kgs 18:11-13
3 verses
69%
11And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here].
12And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of Jehovah will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me: but I thy servant fear Jehovah from my youth.
13Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel slew the prophets of Jehovah, how I hid a hundred men of Jehovah's prophets by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water?
Jer 13:5
69%
5So I went, and hid it by the Euphrates, as Jehovah commanded me.
2 Kgs 1:4
69%
4Now therefore thus saith Jehovah, Thou shalt not come down from the bed whither thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed.
2 Kgs 2:2
69%
2And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tarry here, I pray thee; for Jehovah hath sent me as far as Beth-el. And Elisha said, As Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they went down to Beth-el.
1 Kgs 18:46
68%
46and the hand of Jehovah was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
2 Kgs 2:25
68%
25And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
2 Kgs 4:44
68%
44So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.
1 Kgs 19:21
68%
21And he returned from following him, and took the yoke of oxen, and slew them, and boiled their flesh with the instruments of the oxen, and gave unto the people, and they did eat. Then he arose, and went after Elijah, and ministered unto him.
2 Kgs 8:1
68%
1Now Elisha had spoken unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thy household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for Jehovah hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
1 Kgs 18:41-42
2 verses
68%
41And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is the sound of abundance of rain.
42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees.
1 Kgs 19:3
68%
3And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
1 Kgs 13:15
68%
15Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
2 Kgs 5:14
67%
14Then went he down, and dipped [himself] seven times in the Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God; and his flesh came again like unto the flesh of a little child, and he was clean.
2 Kgs 5:10
67%
10And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying, Go and wash in the Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean.