1 Kings 18:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Now it happenedוַיְהִי֙
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
[after] manyרַבִּ֔ים
(rab·bim,)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
daysיָמִ֣ים
(ya·mim)
3117: daya prim. root
that the wordוּדְבַר־
(u·de·var-)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
of the LORDיְהוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
cameהָיָה֙
(ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
to Elijahאֵ֣לִיָּ֔הוּ
(e·li·ya·hu,)
452: "Yah is God," a well-known prophet of Isr., also three other Isr.from el and Yah
in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖ית
(ha·she·li·shit)
7992: third (an ord. number)from the same as shalosh
year,בַּשָּׁנָ֥ה
(ba·sha·nah)
8141: a yearfrom shana
saying,לֵאמֹ֑ר
(le·mor;)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Go,לֵ֚ךְ
(lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
showהֵרָאֵ֣ה
(he·ra·'eh)
7200: to seea prim. root
yourself to Ahab,אַחְאָ֔ב
(ach·'av,)
256: "father's brother," a king of Isr., also a false prophetfrom ach and ab
and I will sendוְאֶתְּנָ֥ה
(ve·'et·te·nah)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
rainמָטָ֖ר
(ma·tar)
4306: raina prim. root
on the faceפְּנֵ֥י
(pe·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the earth."הָאֲדָמָֽה׃
(ha·'a·da·mah.)
127: ground, landfrom the same as adam


















KJV Lexicon
And it came to pass after many
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
that the word
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
came to Elijah
'Eliyah  (ay-lee-yaw')
God of Jehovah; Elijah, the name of the famous prophet and of two other Israelites -- Elijah, Eliah.
in the third
shliyshiy  (shel-ee-shee')
third; feminine a third (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell) -- third (part, rank, time), three (years old).
year
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
saying
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Go
yalak  (yaw-lak')
to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses)
shew
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
thyself unto Ahab
'Ach'ab  (akh-awb')
brother (i.e. friend) of (his) father; Achab, the name of a king of Israel and of a prophet at Babylon -- Ahab.
and I will send
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
rain
matar  (maw-tawr')
rain -- rain.
upon
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the earth
'adamah  (ad-aw-maw')
soil (from its general redness) -- country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Now it happened after many days that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, "Go, show yourself to Ahab, and I will send rain on the face of the earth."

King James Bible
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
After a long time, the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year: "Go and present yourself to Ahab. I will send rain on the surface of the land."

International Standard Version
Quite some time later—three years later!—this message from the LORD came to Elijah: "Go visit Ahab, and I'll send some rain to the surface of the ground."

NET Bible
Some time later, in the third year of the famine, the LORD told Elijah, "Go, make an appearance before Ahab, so I may send rain on the surface of the ground."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A while later in the third year of the drought, the LORD spoke his word to Elijah: "Present yourself to Ahab. I will allow rain to fall on the ground."

King James 2000 Bible
And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, show yourself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth.
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