1 Kings 17:4
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"It shall be that you will drinkתִּשְׁתֶּ֑ה
(tish·teh;)
8354: to drinka prim. root
of the brook,מֵהַנַּ֣חַל
(me·han·na·chal)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
and I have commandedצִוִּ֔יתִי
(tziv·vi·ti,)
6680: to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, ordera prim. root
the ravensהָעֹרְבִ֣ים
(ha·'o·re·vim)
6158: a ravenfrom an unused word
to provideלְכַלְכֶּלְךָ֖
(le·chal·kel·cha)
3557: to comprehend, containa prim. root
for you there."שָֽׁם׃
(sham.)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb


















KJV Lexicon
And it shall be that thou shalt drink
shathah  (shaw-thaw')
to imbibe -- assuredly, banquet, certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk (-ard), surely.
of the brook
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
and I have commanded
tsavah  (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
the ravens
`oreb  (o-rabe')
a raven (from its dusky hue) -- raven.
to feed
kuwl  (kool)
to keep in; hence, to measure; figuratively, to maintain
thee there
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"It shall be that you will drink of the brook, and I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there."

King James Bible
And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You are to drink from the wadi. I have commanded the ravens to provide for you there."

International Standard Version
You will be able to drink from that brook, and I've commanded some crows to sustain you there."

NET Bible
Drink from the stream; I have already told the ravens to bring you food there."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You can drink from the stream, and I've commanded ravens to feed you there."

King James 2000 Bible
And it shall be, that you shall drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed you there.
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