1 Kings 17:12
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And she answered: As the Lord thy God liveth, I have no bread, but only a handful of meal in a pot, and a little oil in a cruise: behold I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it, for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.

As the Lord

1 Kings 17:1 And Elias the Thesbite, of the inhabitants of Galaad, said to Achab: As the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth.

1 Samuel 14:39,45 As the Lord liveth, who is the Saviour of Israel, if it was done by Jonathan, my son, he shall surely die. In this none of the people gainsayed him. . . .

1 Samuel 20:3,21 And he swore again to David. And David said: Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, and he will say: Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved. But truly as the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, there is but one step (as I may say) between me and death. . . .

1 Samuel 25:26 Now therefore, my lord, the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, who hath withholden thee from coming to blood, and hath saved thy hand to thee: and now let thy enemies be as Nabal, and all they that seek evil to my lord.

1 Samuel 26:10 And David said: As the Lord liveth, unless the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down to battle, and perish:

2 Samuel 15:21 And Ethai answered the king, saying: As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth: in what place soever thou shalt be, my lord, O king, either in death, or in life, there will thy servant be.

Jeremiah 4:2 And thou shalt swear: As the Lord liveth, in truth, and in judgment, and in justice: and the Gentiles shall bless him, and shall praise him.

Jeremiah 5:2 And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely.

but an handful

2 Kings 4:2-7 And Eliseus said to her: What wilt thou have me do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in thy house? And she answered: I, thy handmaid, have nothing in my house but a little oil, to anoint me. . . .

Matthew 15:33,34 And the disciples say unto him: Whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert, as to fill so great a multitude? . . .

that we may eat it

Genesis 21:16 And she went her way, and sat over against him a great way off, as far as a bow can carry, for she said: I will not see the boy die: and sitting over against, she lifted up her voice and wept.

Jeremiah 14:18 If I go forth into the fields, behold the slain with the sword: and if I enter into the city, behold them that are consumed with famine. The prophet also and the priest are gone into a land which they knew not.

Lamentations 4:9 Teth. It was better with them that were slain by the sword, than with them that died with hunger: for these pined away being consumed for want of the fruits of the earth.

Ezekiel 12:18,19 Son of man, eat thy bread in trouble and drink thy water in hurry and sorrow. . . .

Joel 1:15,16 Ah, ah, ah, for the day: because the day of the Lord is at hand, and it shall come like destruction from the mighty. . . .

Context
The Widow of Zarephath
11And when she was going to fetch it, he called after her, saying: Bring me also, I beseech thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand. 12And she answered: As the Lord thy God liveth, I have no bread, but only a handful of meal in a pot, and a little oil in a cruise: behold I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it, for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.13And Elias said to her: Fear not; but go, and do as thou hast said but first make for me of the same meal a little hearth cake, and bring it to me, and after make for thyself and thy son.…
Cross References
Matthew 26:7
There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table.

Genesis 21:15
And when the water in the bottle was spent, she cast the boy under one of the trees that were there.

Genesis 21:16
And she went her way, and sat over against him a great way off, as far as a bow can carry, for she said: I will not see the boy die: and sitting over against, she lifted up her voice and wept.

1 Kings 17:1
And Elias the Thesbite, of the inhabitants of Galaad, said to Achab: As the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth.

1 Kings 17:11
And when she was going to fetch it, he called after her, saying: Bring me also, I beseech thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.

1 Kings 17:13
And Elias said to her: Fear not; but go, and do as thou hast said but first make for me of the same meal a little hearth cake, and bring it to me, and after make for thyself and thy son.

2 Kings 4:2
And Eliseus said to her: What wilt thou have me do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in thy house? And she answered: I, thy handmaid, have nothing in my house but a little oil, to anoint me.

Lexicon
But she replied,
וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (wat·tō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“As surely as the LORD
יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God
אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

lives,
חַי־ (ḥay-)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life

I
לִ֣י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

have
יֶשׁ־ (yeš-)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

no
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

bread—
מָע֔וֹג (mā·‘ō·wḡ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4580: A cake of bread, parasite

only
כִּ֣י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

a handful
מְלֹ֤א (mə·lō)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4393: Fullness, that which fills

of flour
קֶ֙מַח֙ (qe·maḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7058: Flour, meal

in a jar
בַּכַּ֔ד (bak·kaḏ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3537: A pail, earthenware, a jar

and a little
וּמְעַט־ (ū·mə·‘aṭ-)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4592: A little, fewness, a few

oil
שֶׁ֖מֶן (še·men)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8081: Grease, liquid, richness

in a jug.
בַּצַּפָּ֑חַת (baṣ·ṣap·pā·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6835: A jar, jug

Look,
וְהִנְנִ֨י (wə·hin·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 2005: Lo! behold!

I am gathering
מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת (mə·qō·še·šeṯ)
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7197: To forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble

a couple of
שְׁנַ֣יִם (šə·na·yim)
Number - md
Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

sticks
עֵצִ֗ים (‘ê·ṣîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood

to go in
וּבָ֙אתִי֙ (ū·ḇā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and prepare
וַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙ (wa·‘ă·śî·ṯî·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make

for myself
לִ֣י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

and my son,
וְלִבְנִ֔י (wə·liḇ·nî)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

so that we may eat it
וַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּ (wa·’ă·ḵal·nu·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

and die.”
וָמָֽתְנוּ׃ (wā·mā·ṯə·nū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill


Additional Translations
But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

And the woman said, As the Lord thy God lives, I have not a cake, but only a handful of meal in the pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse, and, behold, I am going to gather two sticks, and I shall go in and dress it for myself and my children, and we shall eat it and die.

And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse; and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in the barrel, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a cruse: and behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

She said, "As Yahweh your God lives, I don't have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the jar. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die."

And she saith, 'Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but the fulness of the hand of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish; and lo, I am gathering two sticks, and have gone in and prepared it for myself, and for my son, and we have eaten it -- and died.'
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