1 Kings 18:34

“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.”

1 Kings 18:34 · direct translation from the Hebrew
Study it in the app

With the Hebrew beneath

34

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.

Read all of 1 Kings 18

How to use it