He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,אֵלֶיהָ“Giveתְּנִיmeלִיyour son.”בְּנֵךְAnd he took himוַיִּקָּחֵהוּfrom her bosomמֵחֵיקָהּand carried him upוַיַּעֲלֵהוּtoאֶלthe upper roomהָעֲלִיָּהwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםheהוּאwas staying,יֹשֵׁבand laid himוַיַּשְׁכִּבֵהוּonעַלhis bed.מִטָּתוֹ
1 Kings 17:19
Study it in the app“He said to her, “Give me your son.” And he took him from her bosom and carried him up to the upper room where he was staying, and laid him on his bed.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 17:19, word by word
- He saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Giveתְּנִיteni
give
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “teni” appears- your sonבְּנֵbene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bene” appears- And he took himיִּקָּחֵyikache
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikache” appears- from her bosomחֵיקָcheka
bosom
The chest and arms, where one holds someone close.
Where else “cheka” appears- and carried him upיַּעֲלֵyaale
bring up
To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".
Where else “yaale” appears- the upper roomעֲלִיָּהaliya
upper room
A room built on the roof.
Where else “aliya” appears- was stayingיֹשֵׁבyoshev
dwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshev” appears- and laid himיַּשְׁכִּבֵyashkive
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “yashkive” appears- his bedמִטָּתmitat
bed
Bed; a couch.
Where else “mitat” appears
The context
18She said to Elijah, “What have I to do with you, man of Elohim? Have you come to me to bring to remembrance my iniquity and to put to death my son?”
19 · This verse (above)
20He cried out to YHWH and said, “YHWH my Elohim, have you also brought harm on the widow with whom I am residing as a foreigner, by putting to death her son?”