As YHWHיְהוָהyour Elohimאֱלֹהֶיךָlives,חַיthere is noאִם יֶשׁnationגּוֹיor kingdomוּמַמְלָכָהwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםmy lordאֲדֹנִיhas notלֹאsentשָׁלַחto seek you;לְבַקֶּשְׁךָand when they said,וְאָמְרוּ‘He is not here,’אָיִןhe madeוְthe kingdomאֶת הַמַּמְלָכָהandוְthe nationאֶת הַגּוֹיswearהִשְׁבִּיעַthatכִּיthey had notלֹאfound you.יִמְצָאֶכָּה
1 Kings 18:10
Study it in the app“As YHWH your Elohim lives, there is no nation or kingdom where my lord has not sent to seek you; and when they said, ‘He is not here,’ he made the kingdom and the nation swear that they had not found you.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 18:10, word by word
- As YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- your Elohimאֱלֹהֶיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- livesחַיchay
as lives
The oath formula: "as YHWH lives", calling him to witness.
Where else “chay” appears- nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- or kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlacha
kingdom
A land ruled by a king.
Where else “mamlacha” appears- my lordאֲדֹנִadoni
lord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adoni” appears- sentשָׁלַחshalach
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “shalach” appears- to seek youבַקֶּשְׁvakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “vakesh” appears- and when they saidאָמְרוּamru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appears- swearהִשְׁבִּיעַhishbia
swear
To promise with God as witness.
Where else “hishbia” appears- found youיִמְצָאֶyimtsae
find
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “yimtsae” appears
The context
9He said, “What sin have I committed, that you are giving your servant into the hand of Ahab to put me to death?
10 · This verse (above)
11And now you say, ‘Go, say to your lord, “Here is Elijah.”’