Cross References And she answered: As the Lord thy God liveth, I have no bread, but only a handful of meal in a pot, and a little oil in a cruise: 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. Matthew 26:7 There came to him a woman having an alabaster box of precious ointment and poured it on his head as he was at table. Genesis 21:15 And when the water in the bottle was spent, she cast the boy under one of the trees that were there. Genesis 21:16 And she went her way, and sat over against him a great way off, as far as a bow can carry, for she said: I will not see the boy die: and sitting over against, she lifted up her voice and wept. 1 Kings 17:1 And Elias the Thesbite, of the inhabitants of Galaad, said to Achab: As the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth. 1 Kings 17:11 And when she was going to fetch it, he called after her, saying: Bring me also, I beseech thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand. 1 Kings 17:13 And Elias said to her: Fear not; but go, and do as thou hast said but first make for me of the same meal a little hearth cake, and bring it to me, and after make for thyself and thy son. 2 Kings 4:2 And Eliseus said to her: What wilt thou have me do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in thy house? And she answered: I, thy handmaid, have nothing in my house but a little oil, to anoint me. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And she answered: As the Lord thy God liveth, I have no bread, but only a handful of meal in a pot, and a little oil in a cruise: 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. As the Lord 1 Kings 17:1 And Elias the Thesbite, of the inhabitants of Galaad, said to Achab: As the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, in whose sight I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to the words of my mouth. 1 Samuel 14:39,45 As the Lord liveth, who is the Saviour of Israel, if it was done by Jonathan, my son, he shall surely die. In this none of the people gainsayed him. . . . 1 Samuel 20:3,21 And he swore again to David. And David said: Thy father certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thy sight, and he will say: Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be grieved. But truly as the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, there is but one step (as I may say) between me and death. . . . 1 Samuel 25:26 Now therefore, my lord, the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, who hath withholden thee from coming to blood, and hath saved thy hand to thee: and now let thy enemies be as Nabal, and all they that seek evil to my lord. 1 Samuel 26:10 And David said: As the Lord liveth, unless the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down to battle, and perish: 2 Samuel 15:21 And Ethai answered the king, saying: As the Lord liveth, and as my lord the king liveth: in what place soever thou shalt be, my lord, O king, either in death, or in life, there will thy servant be. Jeremiah 4:2 And thou shalt swear: As the Lord liveth, in truth, and in judgment, and in justice: and the Gentiles shall bless him, and shall praise him. Jeremiah 5:2 And though they say: The Lord liveth; this also they will swear falsely. but an handful 2 Kings 4:2-7 And Eliseus said to her: What wilt thou have me do for thee? Tell me, what hast thou in thy house? And she answered: I, thy handmaid, have nothing in my house but a little oil, to anoint me. . . . Matthew 15:33,34 And the disciples say unto him: Whence then should we have so many loaves in the desert, as to fill so great a multitude? . . . that we may eat it Genesis 21:16 And she went her way, and sat over against him a great way off, as far as a bow can carry, for she said: I will not see the boy die: and sitting over against, she lifted up her voice and wept. Jeremiah 14:18 If I go forth into the fields, behold the slain with the sword: and if I enter into the city, behold them that are consumed with famine. The prophet also and the priest are gone into a land which they knew not. Lamentations 4:9 Teth. It was better with them that were slain by the sword, than with them that died with hunger: for these pined away being consumed for want of the fruits of the earth. Ezekiel 12:18,19 Son of man, eat thy bread in trouble and drink thy water in hurry and sorrow. . . . Joel 1:15,16 Ah, ah, ah, for the day: because the day of the Lord is at hand, and it shall come like destruction from the mighty. . . . Context The Widow of Zarephath…11And when she was going to fetch it, he called after her, saying: Bring me also, I beseech thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand. 12And she answered: As the Lord thy God liveth, I have no bread, but only a handful of meal in a pot, and a little oil in a cruise: 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.13And Elias said to her: Fear not; but go, and do as thou hast said but first make for me of the same meal a little hearth cake, and bring it to me, and after make for thyself and thy son.… Lexicon But she replied,וַתֹּ֗אמֶר (wat·tō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say “As surely as the LORD יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative lives, חַי־ (ḥay-) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life I לִ֣י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew have יֶשׁ־ (yeš-) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3426: Being, substance, existence, is no אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not bread— מָע֔וֹג (mā·‘ō·wḡ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4580: A cake of bread, parasite only כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction a handful מְלֹ֤א (mə·lō) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4393: Fullness, that which fills of flour קֶ֙מַח֙ (qe·maḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7058: Flour, meal in a jar בַּכַּ֔ד (bak·kaḏ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3537: A pail, earthenware, a jar and a little וּמְעַט־ (ū·mə·‘aṭ-) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 4592: A little, fewness, a few oil שֶׁ֖מֶן (še·men) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8081: Grease, liquid, richness in a jug. בַּצַּפָּ֑חַת (baṣ·ṣap·pā·ḥaṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6835: A jar, jug Look, וְהִנְנִ֨י (wə·hin·nî) Conjunctive waw | Interjection | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 2005: Lo! behold! I am gathering מְקֹשֶׁ֜שֶׁת (mə·qō·še·šeṯ) Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7197: To forage for, straw, stubble, wood, to assemble a couple of שְׁנַ֣יִם (šə·na·yim) Number - md Strong's Hebrew 8147: Two (a cardinal number) sticks עֵצִ֗ים (‘ê·ṣîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6086: Tree, trees, wood to go in וּבָ֙אתִי֙ (ū·ḇā·ṯî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go and prepare וַעֲשִׂיתִ֙יהוּ֙ (wa·‘ă·śî·ṯî·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make for myself לִ֣י (lî) Preposition | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew and my son, וְלִבְנִ֔י (wə·liḇ·nî) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son so that we may eat it וַאֲכַלְנֻ֖הוּ (wa·’ă·ḵal·nu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat and die.� וָמָֽתְנוּ׃ (wā·mā·ṯə·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 4191: To die, to kill Additional Translations But she replied, “As surely as the LORD your God lives, I have no bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. Look, I am gathering a couple of sticks to take home and prepare a meal for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.”And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a 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. And 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. And the woman said, As the Lord thy God lives, I have not a cake, but only a handful of meal in the pitcher, and a little oil in a cruse, and, behold, I am going to gather two sticks, and I shall go in and dress it for myself and my children, and we shall eat it and die. And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a 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. And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but an handful of meal in the barrel, 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. And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a 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. She said, "As Yahweh your God lives, I don't have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the jar. Behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die." And she saith, 'Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but the fulness of the hand of meal in a pitcher, and a little oil in a dish; and lo, I am gathering two sticks, and have gone in and prepared it for myself, and for my son, and we have eaten it -- and died.' Jump to Previous Bake Barrel Bowl Bread Cake Cruse Die Dress Eat Flour Gathering Handful Jar Little Meal Oil SticksJump to Next Bake Barrel Bowl Bread Cake Cruse Die Dress Eat Flour Gathering Handful Jar Little Meal Oil SticksExternal Links 1 Kings 17:12 NIV1 Kings 17:12 NLT 1 Kings 17:12 ESV 1 Kings 17:12 NASB 1 Kings 17:12 ASV 1 Kings 17:12 Bible Apps 1 Kings 17:12 Biblia Paralela 1 Kings 17:12 Chinese Bible 1 Kings 17:12 French Bible 1 Kings 17:12 German Bible Alphabetical: a am and any As behold bowl bread But die don't eat few flour for gathering go God handful have home I in it jar jug little lives LORD make may me meal my myself no of oil only prepare replied said she son sticks surely take that the to we your OT History: 1 Kings 17:12 She said As Yahweh your God lives (1Ki iKi i Ki 1 Kg 1kg) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |