Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So he went to Zarephath. When he came to the town gate, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and asked, “Would you bring me a little water in a jar so I may have a drink?” New Living Translation So he went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the gates of the village, he saw a widow gathering sticks, and he asked her, “Would you please bring me a little water in a cup?” English Standard Version So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” Berean Standard Bible So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” King James Bible 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. New King James Version So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, indeed a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, that I may drink.” New American Standard Bible So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the entrance of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” NASB 1995 So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.” NASB 1977 So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.” Legacy Standard Bible So he arose and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks; and he called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.” Amplified Bible So he set out and went to Zarephath, and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks [for firewood]. He called out to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a jar, so that I may drink.” Christian Standard Bible So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering wood. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup and let me drink.” Holman Christian Standard Bible So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow woman gathering wood. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup and let me drink.” American Standard Version So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he arose, he went to Tsarpath and he went into the gate of the city and he saw there a widow woman piling up wood, and he called her and said to her: “Bring me a little water in a vessel and I shall drink.” Brenton Septuagint Translation And he arose and went to Sarepta, and came to the gate of the city: and, behold, a widow-woman was there gathering sticks; and Eliu cried after her, and said to her, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. Contemporary English Version When Elijah came near the town gate of Zarephath, he saw a widow gathering sticks for a fire. "Would you please bring me a cup of water?" he asked. Douay-Rheims Bible He arose, and went to Sarephta. And when he was come to the gate of the city, he saw the widow woman gathering sticks, and he called her, and said to her: Give me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. English Revised Version So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow woman 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. GOD'S WORD® Translation He got up and went to Zarephath. As he came to the town's entrance, a widow was gathering wood. He called to her, "Please bring me a drink of water." Good News Translation So Elijah went to Zarephath, and as he came to the town gate, he saw a widow gathering firewood. "Please bring me a drink of water," he said to her. International Standard Version So he got up and went to Zarephath. As he arrived at the entrance to the city, a widow was there gathering sticks. So he asked her, "Please, may I have some water in a cup so I can have a drink." JPS Tanakh 1917 So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow 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.' Literal Standard Version And he rises, and goes to Zarephath, and comes to the opening of the city, and behold, there [is] a widow woman gathering sticks, and he calls to her and says, “Please bring a little water to me in a vessel, and I drink.” Majority Standard Bible So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” New American Bible He arose and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the entrance of the city, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called out to her, “Please bring me a small cupful of water to drink.” NET Bible So he got up and went to Zarephath. When he went through the city gate, there was a widow gathering wood. He called out to her, "Please give me a cup of water, so I can take a drink." New Revised Standard Version So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink.” New Heart English Bible So he got up and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, look, a widow was there gathering wood. And he called to her, and said, "Please bring me a little water in a pitcher, that I may drink." Webster's Bible Translation So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. World English Bible So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, “Please get me a little water in a jar, that I may drink.” Young's Literal Translation And he riseth, and goeth to Zarephath, and cometh in unto the opening of the city, and lo there, a widow woman gathering sticks, and he calleth unto her, and saith, 'Bring, I pray thee, to me, a little water in a vessel, and I drink.' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Widow of Zarephath…9“Get up and go to Zarephath of Sidon, and stay there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” 10So Elijah got up and went to Zarephath. When he arrived at the city gate, there was a widow gathering sticks. Elijah called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a cup, so that I may drink.” 11And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread.”… Cross References John 4:7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, "Give Me a drink." Genesis 24:17 So the servant ran to meet her and said, "Please let me have a little water from your jar." 1 Kings 17:11 And as she was going to get it, he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread." Treasury of Scripture 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 you, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. Fetch m Genesis 21:15 And the water was spent in the bottle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. Genesis 24:17 And the servant ran to meet her, and said, Let me, I pray thee, drink a little water of thy pitcher. John 4:7 There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water: Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. Jump to Previous City Crying Door Drink Fetch Gate Gathering Getting Jar Little Opening Please Riseth Sticks Together Vessel Water Widow Zarephath Zar'ephathJump to Next City Crying Door Drink Fetch Gate Gathering Getting Jar Little Opening Please Riseth Sticks Together Vessel Water Widow Zarephath Zar'ephath1 Kings 17 1. Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab, 3. is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him. 8. He is sent to the widow of Zarephath 17. He raises the widow's son 24. The woman believes him Verse 10. - So he arose and went to Zarephath [It does not follow that his route lay over the "White Promontory," or Ladder of Tyre, the way our Lord took when He "departed into the coasts of Tyre and Sidon" (Matthew 15:21). If his place of concealment was anywhere near 'Abara, or Bethshean, it is probable he would keep east of the Jordan, as far as Banias or Dan, where the river is fordable, and whence a road leads direct to Sidon. He would thus avoid Tyro]. And when he came to the gate of the city [the ruins of Surafend are still very considerable (see Thomson,"Land and Book," 1:235) and prove it to have been a place of importance, a town with gates and walls. "Gate," however, is used somewhat loosely in the O.T. - of the entrance to a village, or even of the place of concourse and of judgment], behold, the [Heb. a. He did not yet know that this was the widow to whom he was sent. Her replies to his requests first informed him that this was the object of his search] widow woman was there [Heb. behold there, a widow woman] gathering of sticks [This was not a promising sign. It only proved her poverty]: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel [Heb. the vessel. Bahr understands the drinking-cup that Elijah had brought with him from the Wady Cherith; but surely it is extremely improbable that he would carry either cup or bottle with him. "The vessel" probably imports the ordinary vessel used for the purpose - the "potter's earthen bottle" Jeremiah 19:1). That this was used for fetching water, we know from Isaiah 30:14], that I may drink. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So Elijah got upוַיָּ֣קָם ׀ (way·yā·qām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand and went וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (way·yê·leḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk to Zarephath. צָרְפַ֗תָה (ṣā·rə·p̄a·ṯāh) Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 6886: Zarephath -- 'smelting place', a city South of Sidon When he arrived וַיָּבֹא֙ (way·yā·ḇō) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go at אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the city הָעִ֔יר (hā·‘îr) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 5892: Excitement gate, פֶּ֣תַח (pe·ṯaḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6607: An opening, door, entrance way there שָׁ֛ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither was a widow אַלְמָנָ֖ה (’al·mā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 490: A widow, a desolate place gathering מְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁת (mə·qō·še·šeṯ) Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular construct Strong's 7197: To forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble sticks. עֵצִ֑ים (‘ê·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood Elijah called וַיִּקְרָ֤א (way·yiq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read to אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ (’ê·le·hā) Preposition | third person feminine singular Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to her and said, וַיֹּאמַ֔ר (way·yō·mar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Please נָ֨א (nā) Interjection Strong's 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then' bring קְחִי־ (qə·ḥî-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular Strong's 3947: To take me לִ֧י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew a little מְעַט־ (mə·‘aṭ-) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few water מַ֛יִם (ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4325: Water, juice, urine, semen in a cup, בַּכְּלִ֖י (bak·kə·lî) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3627: Something prepared, any apparatus so that I may drink.� וְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה׃ (wə·’eš·teh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular Strong's 8354: To imbibe Links 1 Kings 17:10 NIV1 Kings 17:10 NLT 1 Kings 17:10 ESV 1 Kings 17:10 NASB 1 Kings 17:10 KJV 1 Kings 17:10 BibleApps.com 1 Kings 17:10 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 17:10 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 17:10 French Bible 1 Kings 17:10 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Kings 17:10 So he arose and went to Zarephath (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) |