1 Kings 19:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And 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.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֨שָׁב מֵאַחֲרָ֜יו וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֶת־צֶ֧מֶד הַבָּקָ֣ר וַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּ וּבִכְלִ֤י הַבָּקָר֙ בִּשְּׁלָ֣ם הַבָּשָׂ֔ר וַיִּתֵּ֥ן לָעָ֖ם וַיֹּאכֵ֑לוּ וַיָּ֗קָם וַיֵּ֛לֶךְ אַחֲרֵ֥י אֵלִיָּ֖הוּ וַיְשָׁרְתֵֽהוּ׃

Transliteration

And wayyāšāḇ from after him and wayyiqqaḥ ʾet-ṣemed the bāqār and wayyizḇəḥēhû and with kəlî the bāqār biššelām the bāśār and wayyittēn to the people and wayyōʾḵēlû and wayyāqām and wayyēleḵ after ʾĒliyyāhû and wayəšārtēhû.

Grammar Details

*wayyāšāḇ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he returned
*wayyiqqaḥ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he took
*ṣemed*: noun masculine singular construct - pair/yoke of
*bāqār*: noun masculine singular + definite article - the oxen
*wayyizḇəḥēhû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he slaughtered it
*kəlî*: noun masculine singular construct - equipment/implements of
*biššelām*: Piel perfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - he boiled them
*bāśār*: noun masculine singular + definite article - the flesh/meat
*wayyittēn*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he gave
*wayyōʾḵēlû*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd common plural - and they ate
*wayyāqām*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he arose
*wayyēleḵ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went
*ʾĒliyyāhû*: proper noun - Elijah
*wayəšārtēhû*: waw consecutive + Piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he ministered to him

Word Meanings

*ṣemed habbāqār*: pair of oxen/yoke of oxen
*wayyizḇəḥēhû*: slaughtered it/sacrificed it
*ûḇiḵlî habbāqār biššelām habbāśār*: with the implements of the oxen he boiled their flesh
*wayəšārtēhû*: and ministered to him/and served him/and became his attendant

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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 24:22 : 22 And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what seemeth good unto him: behold, the oxen for the burnt-offering, and the threshing instruments and the yokes of the oxen for the wood:
1 Kgs 18:43 : 43 And he said to his servant, Go up now, look toward the sea. And he went up, and looked, and said, There is nothing. And he said, Go again seven times.
2 Kgs 2:3 : 3 And the sons of the prophets that were at Beth-el came forth to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that Jehovah will take away thy master from thy head to-day? And he said, Yea, I know it; hold ye your peace.
2 Kgs 3:11 : 11 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of Jehovah, that we may inquire of Jehovah by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.
Luke 5:28-29 : 28 And he forsook all, and rose up and followed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast in his house: and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others that were sitting at meat with them.
Acts 13:5 : 5 And when they were at Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews: and they had also John as their attendant.
2 Tim 4:11 : 11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering.
Phlm 1:13 : 13 whom I would fain have kept with me, that in thy behalf he might minister unto me in the bonds of the gospel:
Exod 24:13 : 13 And Moses rose up, and Joshua his minister: and Moses went up into the mount of God.
Num 27:18-20 : 18 And Jehovah said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the Spirit, and lay thy hand upon him; 19 and set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight. 20 And thou shalt put of thine honor upon him, that all the congregation of the children of Israel may obey.

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 19:19-20
2 verses
85%
19So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who was plowing, with twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed over unto him, and cast his mantle upon him.
20And 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 unto him, Go back again; for what have I done to thee?
1 Kgs 18:23
75%
23Let them therefore give us two bullocks; and let them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in pieces, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under; and I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on the wood, and put no fire under.
1 Kgs 13:23
75%
23And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, that he saddled for him the ass, [to wit], for the prophet whom he had brought back.
1 Kgs 13:19-21
3 verses
75%
19So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.
20And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet that brought him back;
21and he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as thou hast been disobedient unto the mouth of Jehovah, and hast not kept the commandment which Jehovah thy God commanded thee,
2 Kgs 2:25
73%
25And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
1 Kgs 19:8
73%
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.
2 Kgs 4:38
73%
38And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and boil pottage for the sons of the prophets.
1 Kgs 18:40-42
3 verses
72%
40and Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there.
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 13:14-15
2 verses
72%
14And he went after the man of God, and found him sitting under an oak; and he said unto him, Art thou the man of God that camest from Judah? And he said, I am.
15Then he said unto him, Come home with me, and eat bread.
2 Kgs 5:26
72%
26And he said unto him, Went not my heart [with thee], when the man turned from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards and vineyards, and sheep and oxen, and men-servants and maid-servants?
2 Kgs 2:13-15
3 verses
72%
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.
15And when the sons of the prophets that were at Jericho over against him saw him, they said, The spirit of Elijah doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the ground before him.
2 Chr 18:2
71%
2And after certain years he went down to Ahab to Samaria. And Ahab killed sheep and oxen for him in abundance, and for the people that were with him, and moved him to go up [with him] to Ramoth-gilead.
1 Kgs 19:6
71%
6And he looked, and, behold, there was at his head a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again.
1 Kgs 18:13
71%
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?
2 Kgs 1:11-13
3 verses
71%
11And again he sent unto him another captain of fifty and his fifty. And he answered and said unto him, O man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly.
12And Elijah answered and said unto them, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty.
13And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the life of these fifty thy servants, be precious in thy sight.
1 Kgs 19:1
71%
1And Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slain all the prophets with the sword.
2 Kgs 2:11
71%
11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, [there appeared] a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, which parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
2 Kgs 10:16
71%
16And he said, Come with me, and see my zeal for Jehovah. So they made him ride in his chariot.
2 Kgs 2:1
70%
1And it came to pass, when Jehovah would take up Elijah by a whirlwind into heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
1 Kgs 18:25-26
2 verses
70%
25And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first; for ye are many; and call on the name of your god, but put no fire under.
26And they took the bullock which was given them, and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. And they leaped about the altar which was made.
2 Kgs 6:22
70%
22And he answered, Thou shalt not smite them: wouldest thou smite those whom thou hast taken captive with thy sword and with thy bow? set bread and water before them, that they may eat and drink, and go to their master.
2 Kgs 8:14
70%
14Then he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou wouldest surely recover.
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 19:3
70%
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.
Judg 19:21
70%
21So he brought him into his house, and gave the asses fodder; and they washed their feet, and did eat and drink.
2 Kgs 4:43-44
2 verses
70%
43And his servant said, What, should I set this before a hundred men? But he said, Give the people, that they may eat; for thus saith Jehovah, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof.
44So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of Jehovah.
2 Kgs 1:9
70%
9Then [the king] sent unto him a captain of fifty with his fifty. And he went up to him: and, behold, he was sitting on the top of the hill. And he spake unto him, O man of God, the king hath said, Come down.
1 Kgs 17:19
70%
19And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
1 Kgs 19:17
70%
17And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth from the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth from the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.
1 Kgs 18:46
69%
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 10:12
69%
12And he arose and departed, and went to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing - house of the shepherds in the way,
1 Kgs 17:15
69%
15And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah: and she, and he, and her house, did eat [many] days.
2 Sam 12:21
69%
21Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.
1 Sam 11:7
69%
7And he took a yoke of oxen, and cut them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the borders of Israel by the hand of messengers, saying, Whosoever cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the dread of Jehovah fell on the people, and they came out as one man.
1 Kgs 21:19
69%
19And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Hast thou killed and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.
1 Kgs 17:13
69%
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.
1 Sam 2:15
69%
15Yea, before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have boiled flesh of thee, but raw.
2 Kgs 1:5
69%
5And the messengers returned unto him, and he said unto them, Why is it that ye are returned?