1 Kings
King James Version (KJV)
1 Kings 17:11
“And 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.”
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1 Kings 17:11 Context
8And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, 9Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee. 10So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 11And 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. 12And she said, As the LORD thy God liveth, 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. 13And Elijah said unto her, Fear not; go and do as thou hast said: but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring it unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. 14For thus saith the LORD God of Israel, The barrel of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the LORD sendeth rain upon the earth.
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Other Translations
And as shee was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring mee, I pray thee, a morsell of bread in thine hand.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
As she was going to get {it,} he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And 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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when she was going to get it, he said to her, And get me with it a small bit of bread.
- Basic English Bible
And she went to fetch [it], and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
- Darby Bible
And as she was going to bring it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
- Webster's Bible
As she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, "Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand."
- World English Bible
And she goeth to bring [it], and he calleth unto her and saith, `Bring, I pray thee, to me a morsel of bread in thy hand.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And 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.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
As she was going to get {it,} he called to her and said, "Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And 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.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And when she was going to get it, he said to her, And get me with it a small bit of bread.
- Basic English Bible
And she went to fetch [it], and he called to her and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
- Darby Bible
And as she was going to bring it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thy hand.
- Webster's Bible
As she was going to get it, he called to her, and said, "Please bring me a morsel of bread in your hand."
- World English Bible
And she goeth to bring [it], and he calleth unto her and saith, `Bring, I pray thee, to me a morsel of bread in thy hand.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And 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.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 1 Kings 17:11
17:9 Zarephath - A city between Tyre and Sidon, calledSarepta by St. #Luke 4:26|, and others.Zidon - To the jurisdiction of that city, which was inhabited byGentiles. And God's providing for his prophet, first, by an uncleanbird, and then by a Gentile, whom the Jews esteemed unclean, was apresage of the calling of the Gentiles, and rejection of the Jews.So Elijah was the first prophet of the Gentiles.Commanded - Appointed or provided, for that she had as yet no revelationor command of God about it, appears from ver.#12|.
17:12 She said - Therefore though she was a Gentile, yet she ownedthe God of Israel as the true God. Two sticks - A few sticks, thatnumber being often used indefinitely for any small number. And die - Forhaving no more provision, we must needs perish with hunger. For though thefamine was chiefly in the land of Israel, yet the effects of it were inTyre and Sidon, which were fed by the corn of that land. But whata poor supporter was this likely to be? who had no fuel, but what shegathered in the streets, and nothing to live upon herself, but an handfulof meal and a little oil! To her Elijah is sent, that he might liveupon providence, as much as he had done when the ravens fed him.
17:13 But make, &c. - This he requires as a trial of her faith, andobedience, which he knew God would plentifully reward; and so this wouldbe a great example to encourage others to the practice of the same graces.