And he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Fillמִלְאוּfourאַרְבָּעָהjarsכַדִּיםwith waterמַיִםand pour itוְיִצְקוּonעַלthe burnt offeringהָעֹלָהand onוְעַלthe wood.”הָעֵצִיםAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Do it a second time”;שְׁנוּand they did it a second time.וַיִּשְׁנוּAnd he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Do it a third time”;שַׁלֵּשׁוּand they did it a third time.וַיְשַׁלֵּשׁוּ
1 Kings 18:34
Study it in the app“And he said, “Fill four jars with water and pour it on the burnt offering and on the wood.” And he said, “Do it a second time”; and they did it a second time. And he said, “Do it a third time”; and they did it a third time.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 18:34, word by word
- And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- “Fillמִלְאוּmilu
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “milu” appears- fourאַרְבָּעָהarbaa
four
Four.
Where else “arbaa” appears- jarsכַדִּיםchadim
jar
Jar: an earthen vessel for carrying water or keeping flour.
Where else “chadim” appears- with waterמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- and pour itיִצְקוּyitsku
pour
To pour a liquid over something or into something.
Where else “yitsku” appears- the burnt offeringעֹלָהola
burnt offering
A sacrifice burned whole on the altar.
Where else “ola” appears- the woodעֵצִיםetsim
wood
What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.
Where else “etsim” appears- “Do it a second timeשְׁנוּshenu
repeat
To do or say something again, a second time.
Where else “shenu” appears- “Do it a third timeשַׁלֵּשׁוּshaleshu
a third time
For something to be done a third time, after the second.
Where else “shaleshu” appears
The context
33He arranged the wood, cut in pieces the bull, and laid it on the wood.
34 · This verse (above)
35The water ran around the altar, and he also filled the trench with water.