1 Kings 17:19

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{ "verseID": "1 Kings.17.19", "source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלֶ֖יהָ תְּנִֽי־לִ֣י אֶת־בְּנֵ֑ךְ וַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּ מֵחֵיקָ֗הּ וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁר־הוּא֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב שָׁ֔ם וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּ עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to her *ʾēlêhā* give *tǝnî-lî* *ʾet-bǝnēḵ* and *wayyiqqāḥēhû* from *mēḥêqāh* and *wayyaʿălēhû* to the *ʾel-hāʿăliyyāh* which *ʾăšer-hûʾ* *yōšēḇ* *šām* and *wayyaškîḇēhû* upon *ʿal-miṭṭātô*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾēlêhā*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her", "*tǝnî-lî*": "qal imperative, feminine singular + preposition + 1st singular suffix - give to me", "*ʾet-bǝnēḵ*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your son", "*wayyiqqāḥēhû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he took him", "*mēḥêqāh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - from her bosom", "*wayyaʿălēhû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he brought him up", "*ʾel-hāʿăliyyāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the upper chamber", "*ʾăšer-hûʾ*": "relative pronoun + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - where he", "*yōšēḇ*": "qal participle, masculine singular - was dwelling", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*wayyaškîḇēhû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he laid him", "*ʿal-miṭṭātô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - on his bed" }, "variants": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "and he said/and he spoke", "*tǝnî-lî*": "give to me/hand over to me", "*wayyiqqāḥēhû*": "and he took him/and he received him", "*ḥêq*": "bosom/lap", "*wayyaʿălēhû*": "and he brought him up/and he carried him up", "*ʿăliyyāh*": "upper chamber/upper room", "*yōšēḇ*": "was dwelling/was staying", "*wayyaškîḇēhû*": "and he laid him/and he placed him", "*miṭṭāh*": "bed/couch" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלֶ֖יהָ תְּנִֽי־לִ֣י אֶת־בְּנֵ֑ךְ וַיִּקָּחֵ֣הוּ מֵחֵיקָ֗הּ וַֽיַּעֲלֵ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־הָעֲלִיָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁר־הוּא֙ יֹשֵׁ֣ב שָׁ֔ם וַיַּשְׁכִּבֵ֖הוּ עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

And wayyōʾmer to her ʾēlêhā give tǝnî-lî ʾet-bǝnēḵ and wayyiqqāḥēhû from mēḥêqāh and wayyaʿălēhû to the ʾel-hāʿăliyyāh which ʾăšer-hûʾ yōšēḇ šām and wayyaškîḇēhû upon ʿal-miṭṭātô.

Grammar Details

• *wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *ʾēlêhā*: preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her
• *tǝnî-lî*: qal imperative, feminine singular + preposition + 1st singular suffix - give to me
• *ʾet-bǝnēḵ*: direct object marker + noun, masculine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your son
• *wayyiqqāḥēhû*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he took him
• *mēḥêqāh*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - from her bosom
• *wayyaʿălēhû*: waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he brought him up
• *ʾel-hāʿăliyyāh*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - to the upper chamber
• *ʾăšer-hûʾ*: relative pronoun + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - where he
• *yōšēḇ*: qal participle, masculine singular - was dwelling
• *šām*: adverb - there
• *wayyaškîḇēhû*: waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he laid him
• *ʿal-miṭṭātô*: preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - on his bed

Word Meanings

• *wayyōʾmer*: and he said/and he spoke
• *tǝnî-lî*: give to me/hand over to me
• *wayyiqqāḥēhû*: and he took him/and he received him
• *ḥêq*: bosom/lap
• *wayyaʿălēhû*: and he brought him up/and he carried him up
• *ʿăliyyāh*: upper chamber/upper room
• *yōšēḇ*: was dwelling/was staying
• *wayyaškîḇēhû*: and he laid him/and he placed him
• *miṭṭāh*: bed/couch

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Elijah said to her, "Give me your son." He took the boy from her arms, brought him up to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And he said to her, Give me your son. And he took him out of her arms, and carried him up into the loft where he stayed, and laid him upon his own bed.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And 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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  He sayde vnto her: Geue me thy sonne. And he toke him fro hir lappe, & caried him vp in to ye chamber where he himselfe dwelt, and layed him vpo his bed,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And he said vnto her, Giue me thy sonne; he tooke him out of her bosome, and caryed him vp into a chamber, where he abode, and laid him vpon his owne bed.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  He saide vnto her: geue me thy sonne. And he toke him out of her lap, & caried him vp into a loft where he abode, and layde him vpon his owne bed:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  He said to her, Give me your son. He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the chamber, where he abode, and laid him on his own bed.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And he saith unto her, `Give to me thy son;' and he taketh him out of her bosom, and taketh him up unto the upper chamber where he is abiding, and layeth him on his own bed,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he said to her, Give your son to me. And lifting him out of her arms, he took him up to his room and put him down on his bed.

• World English Bible (2000)

  He said to her, "Give me your son." He took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into the room where he stayed, and laid him on his own bed.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He said to her,“Hand me your son.” He took him from her arms, carried him to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him down on his bed.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Kgs 4:32 : 32 { "verseID": "2 Kings.4.32", "source": "וַיָּבֹ֥א אֱלִישָׁ֖ע הַבָּ֑יְתָה וְהִנֵּ֤ה הַנַּ֙עַר֙ מֵ֔ת מֻשְׁכָּ֖ב עַל־מִטָּתֽוֹ׃", "text": "And *yābōʾ* *ʾĕlîšāʿ* the *bayᵉtâ* and *hinnēh* the *naʿar* *mēt* *mušᵊkāb* upon-*miṭṭātô*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*yābōʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with waw consecutive - he came", "*ʾĕlîšāʿ*": "proper noun - Elisha", "*ha-bayᵉtâ*": "definite article + noun + directional suffix - to the house", "*wə-hinnēh*": "conjunction + presentative particle - and behold", "*ha-naʿar*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the boy/lad", "*mēt*": "qal participle masculine singular - dead", "*mušᵊkāb*": "hophal participle masculine singular - laid out/placed", "*ʿal-miṭṭātô*": "preposition + noun + possessive suffix 3rd masculine singular - upon his bed" }, "variants": { "*naʿar*": "boy/lad/youth/servant", "*mušᵊkāb*": "laid out/placed/made to lie down", "*miṭṭâ*": "bed/couch" } }
• Acts 9:37 : 37 { "verseID": "Acts.9.37", "source": "Ἐγένετο δὲ ἐν ταῖς ἡμέραις ἐκείναις, ἀσθενήσασαν αὐτὴν, ἀποθανεῖν: λούσαντες δὲ αὐτὴν, ἔθηκαν ἐν ὑπερῴῳ.", "text": "*Egeneto* *de* in the *hēmerais* those, *asthenēsasan* her, *apothanein*: *lousantes* *de* her, *ethēkan* in *hyperōō*.", "grammar": { "*Egeneto*": "aorist middle, 3rd singular - happened/came about", "*de*": "postpositive particle - but/and/now", "*hēmerais*": "dative, feminine plural - days", "*asthenēsasan*": "aorist active participle, accusative feminine singular - having become sick", "*apothanein*": "aorist active infinitive - to die", "*lousantes*": "aorist active participle, nominative masculine plural - having washed", "*ethēkan*": "aorist active, 3rd plural - placed/laid", "*hyperōō*": "dative, neuter singular - upper room" }, "variants": { "*Egeneto*": "happened/came about/came to pass", "*asthenēsasan*": "having become sick/having fallen ill", "*apothanein*": "to die/to expire", "*lousantes*": "having washed/having bathed", "*ethēkan*": "placed/laid/put", "*hyperōō*": "upper room/upstairs room" } }
• 2 Kgs 4:10 : 10 { "verseID": "2 Kings.4.10", "source": "נַֽעֲשֶׂה־נָּ֤א עֲלִיַּת־קִיר֙ קְטַנָּ֔ה וְנָשִׂ֨ים ל֥וֹ שָׁ֛ם מִטָּ֥ה וְשֻׁלְחָ֖ן וְכִסֵּ֣א וּמְנוֹרָ֑ה וְהָיָ֛ה בְּבֹא֥וֹ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ יָס֥וּר שָֽׁמָּה", "text": "Let-us-*naʿăśeh*-please *ʿăliyyat*-*qir* *qəṭannâ*, and let-us-*nāśîm* for-him there *miṭṭâ* and *šulḥān* and *kissēʾ* and *mənôrâ*; and *wəhāyâ* when-*bəbōʾô* to-us, *yāsûr* there", "grammar": { "*naʿăśeh*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - let us make", "*ʿăliyyat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - upper chamber of", "*qir*": "noun, masculine singular - wall", "*qəṭannâ*": "adjective, feminine singular - small", "*nāśîm*": "verb, qal imperfect cohortative, 1st person plural - let us set", "*miṭṭâ*": "noun, feminine singular - bed", "*šulḥān*": "noun, masculine singular - table", "*kissēʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - chair/seat", "*mənôrâ*": "noun, feminine singular - lampstand", "*wəhāyâ*": "verb, qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be", "*bəbōʾô*": "preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - when he comes", "*yāsûr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will turn aside" }, "variants": { "*ʿăliyyat*-*qir*": "wall chamber/upper room/roof chamber", "*qəṭannâ*": "small/little", "*kissēʾ*": "chair/seat/stool", "*mənôrâ*": "lampstand/lamp", "*yāsûr*": "turn aside/stop by/visit" } }
• 2 Kgs 4:21 : 21 { "verseID": "2Kings.4.21", "source": "וַתַּ֙עַל֙ וַתַּשְׁכִּבֵ֔הוּ עַל־מִטַּ֖ת אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתִּסְגֹּ֥ר בַּעֲד֖וֹ וַתֵּצֵֽא׃", "text": "And *wattaʿal* and *wattaškībēhû* on the *miṭṭat* *ʾîš* the *hāʾĕlōhîm*, and *wattisĕgōr* behind him and *wattēṣēʾ*.", "grammar": { "*wattaʿal*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - 'and she went up'", "*wattaškībēhû*": "Hiphil imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'and she laid him'", "*miṭṭat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - 'bed of'", "*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular construct - 'man of'", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - 'the God/gods'", "*wattisĕgōr*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - 'and she shut'", "*wattēṣēʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular with waw consecutive - 'and she went out'" }, "variants": { "*wattaʿal*": "and she went up/ascended", "*wattaškībēhû*": "and she laid him down/placed him", "*miṭṭat*": "bed/couch", "*ʾîš hāʾĕlōhîm*": "man of God/prophet", "*wattisĕgōr baʿădô*": "and she shut behind him/closed the door after him", "*wattēṣēʾ*": "and she went out/left" } }