1 Kings 18:10

“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.”

1 Kings 18:10 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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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.”’

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