1 Kings 17:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ צָרְפַ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־פֶּ֣תַח הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּֽה־שָׁ֛ם אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה מְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁת עֵצִ֑ים וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר קְחִי־נָ֨א לִ֧י מְעַט־מַ֛יִם בַּכְּלִ֖י וְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

And wayyāqām and wayyēlek ṣārǝpātāh and wayyāḇōʾ to petaḥ the hāʿîr and wǝhinnēh-šām ʾiššāh ʾalmānāh mǝqōšešet ʿēṣîm and wayyiqrāʾ to her ʾēlêhā and wayyōʾmar take qǝḥî-nāʾ for me lî a little mǝʿaṭ-mayim in the bakkǝlî and I may wǝʾešteh.

Grammar Details

*wayyāqām*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he arose
*wayyēlek*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he went
*ṣārǝpātāh*: proper noun, directional he - to Zarephath
*wayyāḇōʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he came
*petaḥ*: noun, masculine singular construct - gate/entrance of
*hāʿîr*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the city
*wǝhinnēh-šām*: waw + demonstrative particle + adverb - and behold, there
*ʾiššāh*: noun, feminine singular - woman
*ʾalmānāh*: noun, feminine singular - widow
*mǝqōšešet*: poel participle, feminine singular - gathering
*ʿēṣîm*: noun, masculine plural - sticks/wood
*wayyiqrāʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he called
*ʾēlêhā*: preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her
*wayyōʾmar*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*qǝḥî-nāʾ*: qal imperative, feminine singular + particle of entreaty - please take
*lî*: preposition + 1st singular suffix - for me
*mǝʿaṭ-mayim*: adjective construct + noun, masculine plural - a little water
*bakkǝlî*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the vessel
*wǝʾešteh*: waw + qal imperfect, 1st singular cohortative - that I may drink

Word Meanings

*wayyāqām*: and he arose/and he got up
*wayyēlek*: and he went/and he departed
*wayyāḇōʾ*: and he came/and he arrived
*petaḥ*: gate/entrance/doorway
*hinnēh*: behold/look
*mǝqōšešet*: gathering/collecting
*ʿēṣîm*: sticks/wood/timber
*wayyiqrāʾ*: and he called/and he cried out
*wayyōʾmar*: and he said/and he spoke
*qǝḥî-nāʾ*: please take/kindly bring
*mǝʿaṭ*: a little/a small amount
*kǝlî*: vessel/container
*wǝʾešteh*: that I may drink/so I can drink

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Referenced Verses

Gen 24:17 : 17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher.
John 4:7 : 7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink.
2 Cor 11:27 : 27 In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
Heb 11:37 : 37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
Gen 21:15 : 15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs.

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