The Meaning of 1 Kings 17:10 Explained

1 Kings 17:10

KJV: So 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.

YLT: And he riseth, and goeth to Zarephath, and cometh in unto the opening of the city, and lo there, a widow woman gathering sticks, and he calleth unto her, and saith, 'Bring, I pray thee, to me, a little water in a vessel, and I drink.'

Darby: And he arose and went to Zarephath; and when he came to the entrance of the city, behold, a widow woman 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.

ASV: So 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.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

So 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. 

What does 1 Kings 17:10 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Kings 17:8-16 - The Jar Of Meal That Wasted Not
Even at Cherith we cannot be exempt from trial, and it is hard to sit beside a gradually dwindling brook. But God always provides. None of them that trust in Him shall be desolate. Whether the visible agents are ravens, or a poor heathen widow ready to perish, it matters little. God's majestic "I have commanded" is enough. Whether it is ordinary or extraordinary, natural or supernatural, through Jew or Gentile, God's purpose does not tarry.
Gentile help supplied what Israel might not give, Luke 4:25-26. God uses the weak and foolish things as well as those which are not, 1 Corinthians 1:28. Yet there were noble qualities in this woman. She did not complain, but went at once for the water; she was generous and hospitable, and believed that God would supply their need. How little did she realize the greatness of her reward, Matthew 10:41-42! But her faith was great. She stood the test of making Elijah's cake first, believing that afterward there would be enough for herself and her son. Though she little understood it, she had within her a spark of the same fire that burned in the soul of the great prophet; and therefore, when we all stand in our lot at the end of the days, Daniel 12:13, her portion will be with the great prophets and heroes of faith. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Kings 17

1  Elijah, having prophesied against Ahab,
3  is sent to Cherith where the ravens feed him
8  He is sent to the widow of Zarephath
17  He raises the widow's son
24  The woman believes him

What do the individual words in 1 Kings 17:10 mean?

So he arose and went to Zarephath And when he came to the gate of the city and indeed there women a widow [was] gathering sticks and he called to her and said bring please me little a water in a cup that I may drink
וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ צָרְפַ֗תָה וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־ פֶּ֣תַח הָעִ֔יר וְהִנֵּֽה־ שָׁ֛ם אִשָּׁ֥ה אַלְמָנָ֖ה מְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁת עֵצִ֑ים וַיִּקְרָ֤א אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר קְחִי־ נָ֨א לִ֧י מְעַט־ מַ֛יִם בַּכְּלִ֖י וְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה

וַיָּ֣קָם ׀  So  he  arose 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קוּם 
Sense: to rise, arise, stand, rise up, stand up.
וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ  and  went 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
צָרְפַ֗תָה  to  Zarephath 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: צָרְפַת  
Sense: a city on the coast south of Sidon and the residence of Elijah during the last part of the drought; modern ‘Sura-fend’.
וַיָּבֹא֙  And  when  he  came 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
פֶּ֣תַח  the  gate 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: פֶּתַח  
Sense: opening, doorway, entrance.
הָעִ֔יר  of  the  city 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: עִיר 
Sense: excitement, anguish.
וְהִנֵּֽה־  and  indeed 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
אִשָּׁ֥ה  women 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אִשָּׁה  
Sense: woman, wife, female.
אַלְמָנָ֖ה  a  widow 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אַלְמָנָה  
Sense: widow.
מְקֹשֶׁ֣שֶׁת  [was]  gathering 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, feminine singular construct
Root: קָשַׁשׁ 
Sense: to gather, assemble, collect, gather stubble or sticks.
עֵצִ֑ים  sticks 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: עֵץ  
Sense: tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows.
וַיִּקְרָ֤א  and  he  called 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙  to  her 
Parse: Preposition, third person feminine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
וַיֹּאמַ֔ר  and  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
קְחִי־  bring 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, feminine singular
Root: יָקַח 
Sense: to take, get, fetch, lay hold of, seize, receive, acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away.
נָ֨א  please 
Parse: Interjection
Root: נָא  
Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
לִ֧י  me 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
מְעַט־  little 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: מְעַט  
Sense: littleness, few, a little, fewness.
מַ֛יִם  a  water 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: מַיִם  
Sense: water, waters.
בַּכְּלִ֖י  in  a  cup 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּלִי  
Sense: article, vessel, implement, utensil.
וְאֶשְׁתֶּֽה  that  I  may  drink 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual, first person common singular
Root: שָׁתָה  
Sense: to drink.

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