1 Kings 17:11
What does 1 Kings 17:11 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Kings 17:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when she was going to get it, he said to her, And get me with it a small bit of bread.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And she goeth to bring <FI>it<Fi> , and he calleth unto her and saith, `Bring, I pray thee, to me a morsel of bread in thy hand.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Elias said to her: Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him into the upper chamber where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And she went to fetch [it], and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
Context
v.10So he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.
v.11This passage
v.12And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Hebrews 13:2
Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
- 1 Kings 17:9
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Sidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.
- Genesis 18:5
and I will fetch a morsel of bread, and strengthen ye your heart; after that ye shall pass on: forasmuch as ye are come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
- 1 Kings 18:4
for it was so, when Jezebel cut off the prophets of Jehovah, that Obadiah took a hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.)
- Genesis 24:18
And she said, Drink, my lord: and she hasted, and let down her pitcher upon her hand, and gave him drink.
- Matthew 10:42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose his reward.
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